This was part of the ancient Mixteca civilization. In fact, the Casa de la Cacica is said to have been a palace and residence of the last Mixteca queen. It is one of the few remaining buildings ...

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The Maya civilization, one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian cultures, flourished across present-day Mexico, Guatemala, ...

In northwestern New Mexico lie the architectural remnants of the Chaco Culture. Starting in the 9th century AD, these ancestors of the Pueblo built multi-storied houses, long-distance trade ...

Archaeologists uncover tunnels beneath a Mexican church, believed to be the "entrance to the underworld" by the ancient Zapotec civilization. Named the "place of the dead," Mitla once housed ...

His tomb, found by Mexican archeologists in 1952 ... beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably well-preserved murals still ...

The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make Chichen-Itza one of the most important examples of the Mayan-Toltec civilization in Yucatán ... corresponded to ...