Travel is often about experiencing new places, cultures and histories. But some destinations take you deeper into history ...

Chichen Itza is one of the most instantly recognizable of all Mayan ancient sites ... Balam’s name means “Black Jaguar,” a powerful symbol in Maya mythology. Two lesser-known but rewarding ...

Santos says that the bronze-made remnants of trees buried in sacrificial pits at the ruins of the Shu Kingdom resembles the sacred ceiba tree, which symbolized the union of heaven, earth and the ...

Chichén Itzá is a complex of Mayan ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula and is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Visitors are welcome to view the site but are not to climb the pyramids or visit ...

Mexico’s culture secretary said her agency was weighing legal action against a production company for video that seemed to ...

Copan Ruins remains the quaint, small, quiet, and friendly place that is has always been, just a few miles from the Guatemalan border. You can walk around the entire town in less than an hour, with ...

Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.