4. Campeche's Edzná, Mexico Despite being one of the most significant Mayan ruins, Edzná receives fewer visitors in a year than Chichen Itza does in a day.

The Mayan Ruins in Copan, Honduras are amazing. They are also some of the best representations of the amazing and often deadly culture surrounding the Mayans.

While many ancient ruins are located in out-of-the-way jungles and other remote areas, this Mayan site that dates back 1,000 years pops up right on the outskirts of Cancun in the tourist district ...

Multiple ancient Mayan ruins in Mexico are inaccessible due to cartel violence in a blow to tourism in the country’s southern state. Mexico’s government admitted that tourists can no longer ...

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.

John Ydstie talks with Arthur Demarest, Ingram Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., about the discovery of Mayan hieroglyphs in Guatemala. A hurricane last ...

In January 2023, Mayan descendants blocked roads leading to the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá for more than five consecutive days, according to Telemundo. The sellers set up protest lines and ...