The city of "Los Abuelos" takes its name from two human-like sculptures of an "ancestral couple" found at the site.

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring “remarkable” architecture, including pyramids and monuments, that shed more light on the ancient ...

Ancient DNA reveals how Mayan civilisation collapsed - Maya civilisation population decreased vastly during late Classic ...

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 ...

Ta Prohm is especially famous for the enormous tree roots engulfing the ruins, while Bayon’s smiling stone faces captivate visitors. Sunrise over Angkor Wat is a must-see moment. The most famous relic ...

There is Chichén Itzá’s complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula ... Galanin’s work reminds us that acknowledgment without action is empty. The Hollywood Sign, a symbol of both fantasy and ...

Mayan ruins is what is mexico known for ... Their legacy includes the archaeological sites as well as artifacts, language and symbols that nationalists use to this day, especially the eagle eating a ...

Renting a car is the best option for families or larger groups and gives you the freedom to explore some of the incredible Tulum cenotes, ancient Mayan ... symbol. Turn left at the sign and you’ll ...

Plus, they are some of the closest Mayan ruins to Playa del Carmen ... You will see signs off the highway with the “Ruinas” symbol. Turn left at the sign and you’ll arrive to the main entrance.

In the Mayan language, Guatemala sounds like “the land of trees ... By the way, the meat of the latter is consumed by the local population. The symbol of the forests and the country as a whole are the ...

He at once drew inspiration from the ruins of ancient cities on the Yucatan Peninsula, celestial symbols and Mayan headdresses he had studied in Mexico for the spectacular exteriors, using ...