The ancestral Mayan culture pays tribute to its god, Kukulkán, with the arrival of spring. He descends along the pyramid steps of the Chichen Itzá temple in Yucatán, Mexico, to fertilize Mother Earth.

New research suggests that explanations based only on climate may not fully account for the major decline of the lowland ...

This photo released by the Guatemalan government shows two anthropomorphic sculptures that "represent an ancestral couple." - Guatemalan Ministry of Culture and Sports Archaeologists have discovered ...

As you’d imagine, the Mayan Ruins at Chichen Itza get very crowded, so arrive as easily as you can. There’s very little shade at the site, so don’t forget your Water-To-Go Bottle (which also filters ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government has acknowledged that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of a toxic mix of cartel violence and land disputes. But two ...

Visitors can't reach at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites because of Mexican drug cartel violence and a land dispute, according to The Associated Press. Mexico’s government has acknowledged that ...

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government has acknowledged that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors because of a toxic mix of cartel violence and land disputes. But two ...