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

For Mayan ruins, skip crowded Chichen ... Uxmal's tallest and most central structure, the 115-foot Pyramid of the Magician, is decorated with symbols depicting the god of rain, Chaac.

Mexico’s mysterious Mayan ruins at Palenque, now accessible from the air June 12, 2014 Visitors to Palenque, Mexico, in the southern state of Chiapas, can explore Mayan ruins.

The Mayan city of Caracol has been researched for decades, but archaeologists only recently found a tomb of one of the city's ...

By Lesley Frederikson From the top of El Castillo, the tallest Mayan ruin at Xunantunich and second-largest man-made structure in Belize, I could see forever, and it took my breath away. Our guide ...

With expansive grounds, Chichén Itzá remains the most visited Mayan ruins on the Yucatán peninsula. Read on to learn about the best Mayan ruins to visit near Cancún. El Rey ...

Most Mayan cities follow a geometric order, but the 150-acre main ruins of Uxmal, more compact than those of Chichen Itza, are oriented according to astronomical patterns, such as the cycles of Venus.

More Mayan sites have been found in the last 10 years than in the preceding 150. Here's how space technology is helping archaeologists uncover ancient ruins.

Scientists use laser technology to uncover more Mayan ruins 03:10. Archaeologists are using high-tech mapping technology to virtually unearth a massive network of Mayan ruins hidden for centuries ...