In an ancient Maya temple-pyramid in Guatemala, archaeologists recently discovered the scorched bones of at least four adults who were likely members of a royal lineage. The burning signaled a ...

One writer explores the lively local Mérida, Mexico, scene with a group of design aficionados ...

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The pyramid-building Maya reigned over much of Central America. Today, descendants keep Maya history alive—a sign of resilience. This sculpture of the head of a Mayan warrior found in the Temple of ...

A tourist was captured on video being beaten with a stick by a bystander after climbing up a sacred temple in Mexico. The incident played out over the weekend at the Chichén Itzá archaeological site ...

Whenever I go south to Mexico, I marvel at the monumental stone structures, which reach toward heaven, that were left behind by the Maya. When I went to Egypt, I stood at the base of pyramids that ...

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