The enigmatic Maya calendar synchronizes all visible planets, thus solving an astronomical puzzle that had remained unsolved ...

Calakmul remained relatively undisturbed until gum harvesters in Mexico led an American botanist to them in 1931. Here’s what ...

If you're looking for suggestions for things to do during your next trip to the Yucatán Peninsula, we've got dozens.

Exploring ancient ruins is like stepping into a time machine. Some of these ruins make you wonder how in the world they were ...

The discovery of a peculiarly shaped skull by archaeologists has illuminated a previously unknown ritual deformation process.

Russian Yuri Knorozov cracked the previously undecipherable Maya code, and remarkably, did it long before he ever visited ...

Square-shaped skull discovered at Balcón de Montezuma archaeological site in Tamaulipas, Mexico, showing unique cranial modification technique. ( Technical Archive of the Physical Anthropology Section ...

Escape to sun-soaked shores this holiday season for an unforgettable family vacation at Hilton Cancun Mar Caribe.

An ancient platform was found in the Aguada Fénix area of Tabasco, Mexico, that maps the cosmos and rituals of the first ...

Beneath the Yucatán Peninsula, a vast and largely unexplored world exists in the form of the Sistema Ox Bel Ha, the longest ...

The discovery of a carved game board in a Maya compound has given archaeologists a rare, almost cinematic glimpse of everyday ...

Archaeologists in Mexico uncover ancient square-shaped skulls, revealing unique cranial practices in the Huasteca region.