Satellites are helping scientists spot more ancient Mayan ruins than ever before, which is no small feat considering how thick the forest is in the indigenous group's ancestral lands. "Archeologists ...

The fall of the ancient Maya civilisation came gradually — as did the disappearance of its centres of power, each one slowly reclaimed by the creeping jungle. Mighty cities were lost for centuries, ...

Be sure to read this comprehensive local's guide to incredible Mayan ruins in the Yucatan Peninsula before your next trip to ...

As you’d imagine, the Mayan Ruins at Chichen Itza get very crowded, so arrive as easily as you can. There’s very little shade at the site, so don’t forget your Water-To-Go Bottle (which also filters ...

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As you look up from your beach chair in Tulum, you’ll marvel at the blue skies, palm trees and Mayan ruins. Tulum, along the Riviera Maya, is home to some of Mexico’s best preserved archaeological ...

Multiple ancient Mayan ruins in Mexico are inaccessible due to cartel violence in a blow to tourism in the country’s southern state. Mexico’s government admitted that tourists can no longer get to at ...

The kitchen in Antigua's Casa Popenoe. Photo Credit: Arnie Weissmann LAKE PETEN ITZA, Guatemala -- Tikal is arguably the finest excavated Mayan city in Central America. Seeing those ruins was my ...

Mexico’s government has acknowledged that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of a toxic mix of cartel violence and land disputes. But two tourist guides in ...

An American tourist visiting ancient Mayan ruins deep in the rainforests of Guatemala suddenly vanished without a trace — sparking a massive search mission and baffling authorities. Raymond Vincent ...

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