Other structures of note include the Castillo ... beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably well-preserved murals still ...

Farming was at the centre of ancient Maya life. But these people are also remembered for other amazing creations, like their spectacular buildings and beautiful objects made from jade, a rare and ...

Warfare and trade were important aspects of Maya society and so was art and architecture. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to ...

An exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., entitled "Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya," highlighted the ...

Mexico seeps history and culture from every city and area you visit. It’s characterized by breathtaking beauty along the ...

Archaeologists haven’t mapped the settlement’s outer areas but expect to find more residential structures. Ancient Maya communities lived at X’baatún beginning as early as 300 B.C. and ...

Unlike other Mayan ruins, Cobá’s large network ... archaeological site where visitors can explore ancient temples and ...

The Maya settlement, known as X’baatún ... but archaeologists hope to learn more as the project continues. One of the ancient structures at X’baatún. Photo from Juan Garcia Targa via ...

Deep among Guatemala's northern rainforests is the Tikal complex of Mayan ruins. A Mayan city known as Yax Mutal, the capital ...