Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

In the Yucatan the city of Chichen Itza actually grew, becoming one of the largest Maya cities after the collapse of Tikal. But while Tikal and other cities collapsed, the Maya people live on ...

Whether this story refers to Toltec groups or Itza groups, or is mainly mythical, is a matter of debate. You may like Mysterious Tikal altar that wasn't Maya after all includes at least 4 ...

While other Maya settlements like Chichen Itza remained inhabited well into the 12 th century C.E., Tikal is thought to have collapsed around the year 900. To this day, the reasons for its ...

Laser surveys have revealed a massive centuries-old Maya city in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula ... including pyramids like the ...