It takes its name from the discovery of two human-like sculptures found at the site, called an "ancestral couple" by researchers. The city, along with two other nearby sites, Petnal and ...

Archaeologists working at the Chichén Itzá site on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico recently made a stunning discovery — a ...

But laser technology has helped researchers discover a previously unknown 650-square-mile (1,683-square-kilometer) Maya site that offers startling new insights about ancient Mesoamericans and ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring “remarkable” architecture, ...

Mexico and Central America are rich in Mayan ruins. Satellites are helping scientists spot more ancient Mayan ruins than ever before, which is no small feat considering how thick the forest is in ...

Mexico’s government admitted that tourists can no longer get to at least two of the popular Mayan sites, and tour guides in the state of Chiapas told the Associated Press that additional ruins ...

Researchers have discovered a Mayan site hidden deep in the jungle on the Yucatan Peninsula thought to have been built over a thousand years ago. Researchers have discovered a Mayan site hidden ...

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.

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 tourist guides ...

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