An ancient altar has been ncovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala that is believed to shed light on how Mayan and ...

A tourist in Mexico is facing charges after he climbed the stairs of one of the New Seven Wonders of the World as onlookers watched on in shock.

Climbing the Mayan civilisation’s ancient pyramids is banned, both to respect the structures and from fear of damaging them. But that didn’t stop two tourists from launching themselves to the ...

The peak of La Danta—one of the world's largest pyramids—pokes through the forest canopy. "All this was abandoned nearly 2,000 years ago," says archaeologist Richard Hansen. "It's like finding ...

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

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This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples have left their mark on the city. The Maya and Toltec ...

The Casa Itambe project by Mexican firm 304 Arquitectura can be seen as following this same vein. Illusion is here created around two key aspects: first, the impression that the house is in the midst ...