The ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá, long known as a site of human sacrifice, has fascinated millions of visitors from ...

The Toltec story of Chichen Itza begins with the exile of a king known as Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl from the Toltec capital of Tula Grande around 987 CE. Mayan sources also speak of this king’s ...

With shouts and cries of “jail, jail, jail”, “lock her up” and “sacrifice, sacrifice ... has prohibited climbing the sacred Mayan building since 2008, installing a security cordon ...

Researchers have analysed the remains of 64 ancient sacrificed individuals at Chichén Itzá, revealing that all were male, contrary to previous beliefs that females were also sacrificed. The ...

The Maya and Toltec vision of the world and the universe is revealed in their stone monuments and artistic works. The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make ...

The Maya and Toltec vision of the world and the universe is revealed in their stone monuments and artistic works. The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make ...

A German tourist has been arrested after climbing the Temple of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza, Mexico. Video shows the man scaling the Mayan temple, which is off-limits, in Yucatan, on 20 March.

The tourist trespassed into a restricted area around 5 pm and climbed the pyramid A 38-year-old German tourist was apprehended at the ancient Mayan site of Chichen Itza in Mexico for disregarding ...