Map of the Maya World In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America.

People appeared to have left Ocomtún around the same time they did other Maya cities, from about 800 to 1000 A.D., a decline that researchers attribute to factors like drought and political strife.

Laser mapping technology has uncovered nearly 1,000 early Mayan settlements ... The resulting map showed an area composed of 964 settlements broken down into 417 interconnected Mayan cities, ...

A Mayan city lost in the dense jungle of southern Mexico has been revealed. The discovery occurred in the southeastern state of Campeche, and archaeologists have named it Valeriana, after a nearby ...

In 2024, a Mayan megacity was discovered in Campeche, Mexico. Swallowed by the rainforest, this lost urban center contained pyramids, plazas, amphitheaters, and highways. But this discovery wasn't ...

The lush jungles of Mexico have revealed a hidden marvel: an ancient Maya city sprawling under centuries of dense growth. Discovered in the southeastern state of Campeche and dubbed "Valeriana ...

Long-hidden ruins of vast network of Maya cities could recast history In Guatemala, scientists map well-organized network of 417 cities dating to circa 1000 B.C. May 20, 2023 More than 2 years ago ...

More than 40 years after uncovering Caana, the central architectural complex at Caracol, Belize, husband-and-wife ...