The Tren Maya took me to a major coral reef, a “magic town” with a radiant lagoon, and a recently opened ancient Mayan city ...

A long-standing mystery surrounding the Mayan civilization's collapse has been solved. Scientists now believe a ...

Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...

Nohoch Mul, one of the few climbable pyramids near the Maya Riviera, is open again for ascending after six years of ...

Calakmul remained relatively undisturbed until gum harvesters in Mexico led an American botanist to them in 1931. Here’s what ...

Richard Bevan reveals the real stories behind the world’s lost cities - how they fell, how they were found, and why their myths continue to fascinate in Sky HISTORY’s Troy Story.

If you're looking for suggestions for things to do during your next trip to the Yucatán Peninsula, we've got dozens.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican artistic director Jorge Díaz used to have a unique selection of bedtime stories for his son. Setting aside well-known books like “Pinocchio,” they read tales closer to home.

Mexican artistic director Jorge Díaz has created a unique stage adaptation of the Maya myth Popol Vuh MEXICO CITY -- Mexican artistic director Jorge Díaz used to have a unique selection of bedtime ...

Centuries before Monopoly, there was Patolli, a high-stakes Mesoamerican game of strategy and luck where players wagered crops and wealth as they raced their opponents around a cross-shaped board. The ...

Archaeological excavations outside the ancient city of Megiddo shed light on the area's Bronze Age alcohol production and a potential folk cult. Reading time 3 minutes Archaeologists in Israel have ...

It used to be thought that ancient Mesoamerican monuments were built and used predominantly by powerful leaders and ruling classes. Among the early Maya, however, the site of Aguada Fénix would have ...