ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,700-year-old tomb of the earliest known ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol. The ...

A woman is being heavily criticized on social media after trespassing a restricted area to climb an ancient Mayan pyramid in ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring “remarkable” architecture, including pyramids and monuments, that shed more light on the ancient ...

A tourist was berated by an angry crowd and hit with a stick after climbing the steps of the Mayan Temple of Kukulcán pyramid in Chichén Itzá over the weekend. The unnamed Polish man incited ...

Aguada Fénix, the earliest and largest Maya ceremonial structure ever found, has been located by archeologists in Mexico using a ground-breaking new technique known as lidar.

A German tourist was arrested and attacked by locals after he illegally scaled the side of the Temple of Kukulcan in Yucatan, Mexico — a popular landmark at spring equinox that has been named a ...

The ruins of Chichen Itza in eastern Mexico were built about 1,200 years ago.

In-depth research focusing on genetic material found at an ancient Mayan temple points to a pattern of sacrificing twin boys and other close relatives, according to a new study conducted by an ...

Abigail Villalobos, a 29-year-old Mexican national, was fined the equivalent of $260 for climbing the Mayan Temple of Kukulcán in Chichén Itzá, Mexico, which outraged a crowd of tourists ...

This sculpture of the head of a Mayan warrior found in the Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque, Mexico. One of the largest and best-preserved Mayan pyramids, the temple was a mausoleum for 7th ...

Through a playful lens, Heritage Plaza resembles a vertical Slinky Dog toy, its shining midsection bookended by brown granite facades at the crown and base designed to resemble a Mayan temple.