Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered ancient Mayan pottery in a cave system a little more than 10 miles away from downtown Playa de Carmen.

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Discovering Maya cities used to involve bushwhacking through the jungle, schlepping gear and sidestepping snakes. And over ...

The explorer Jacques Soustelle called Bonampak "a pictorial encyclopedia of a Mayan city ... beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas ...

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Image caption, Here is an ancient ball court. The games that the Mayas played here would have settled arguments between different cities. The city is surrounded by jungle. From the sky you can ...

Image caption, Here is an ancient ball court. The games that the Mayas played here would have settled arguments between different cities. The city is surrounded by jungle. From the sky you can ...

While both cities did practice human sacrifice ... complicated feelings they had about Teotihuacan.” [ Related: Ancient Mayan human sacrifices involved twins. ] Archeologists believe that ...