The name Chichen Itza translates to “at the mouth of the ... of Mexico in the early Post-Classic period, around 950 CE, and ...

To Masson, Delgado Kú, and their colleagues, Mayapan’s story contradicts the idea that the Maya disappeared, or even that the ...

One of the most intriguing mysteries lies in the Intihuatana stone. Archaeologists believe it functioned as an astronomic ...

With a population estimated in the millions a thousand years ago, the northern Maya built so many cities—in the dry north, always next to a life-giving cenote—that one starts to think the ...

The circular stone was found at the Chichen Itza archaeological site and is thought to be around 1,200 years old. At its centre are two players in elaborate headgear surrounded by hieroglyphic ...

Jade Skirt in 1750: So much has changed. The Spanish arrived and destroyed our cities and built their churches – sometimes on top of our pyramids! They made us work on huge farms and even burnt ...

The tourist of unknown origin climbed to the top of the majestic building and started dancing, which further angered Mexican and foreign visitors enjoying the day off. An angry mob almost lynched ...

Frederick Catherwood reached Tulum in March 1841. The explorers realized that Tulum, like Chichén Itzá, was one of the last strongholds against the Spanish, thus one of the few Maya cities mentioned ...