Whether it's Tulum with its breathtaking ocean view, Cobá with its jungle setting and climbable pyramid, or Chichén Itzá with ...

This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to thousands of Maya people. Image caption, This is the Temple of the Great Jaguar. It's called ...

Alongside being a sacred water hole for the ancient Mayans, it was also a source of drinking water that’s now used as a swimming pool. A swim here is reserved for the brave as there are roughly ...

This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to thousands of Maya people. Image caption, This is the Temple of the Great Jaguar. It's called ...

Researchers have found a treasure trove of structures from an ancient civilization — by using a modern technology.

This reservoir was an important source of drinking water for the ancient Mayans in what was the city of Tikal. (2) This ...

When the moon turned red thousands of year ago, the ancient Mayans and Mesopotamians feared that something monstrous and evil was eating the moon. They would shout at the night sky to try and fend ...

had acted as a sacred sundial and timekeeper for the ancient Maya on the two days of the year, May 23 and July 19, when the sun reaches its zenith. At that moment it is vertically overhead ...

Contrary to popular belief, chocolate was not first enjoyed by the Europeans, nor by the ancient Mayans. A team of scientists discovered cacao remains in the Ecuadorian Amazon dating back to 5,500 ...

This week brings the Equinox, a deeply powerful time. The ancient Mayans knew this; they built a pyramid that catches the sunlight so that on the day of equal darkness and light a serpent appears ...