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

Protesting teachers from the CNTE took over the Chichén Itzá archaeological site on Wednesday and later the Valladolic Maya ...

Take a flight high above the ancient ruins of Chichén Itzá in Mexico, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This amazing drone footage reveals the majestic El Castillo pyramid, the intricate carvings ...

Around 2 million people visit Chichen Itza site in southeast Mexico each year, according to official data. It was founded as a Mayan pilgrimage center by the Itza, or “water sorcerers.” Top ...

MEXICO CITY, April 11 (Reuters) - A stone scoreboard used in an ancient soccer-like ball game has been discovered at the famed Mayan Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula ...

Chichén Itzá is a city in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula that thrived between the 9th and 13th centuries A.D. Although a wildly popular tourist attraction, archaeologists are still trying to ...

It is already known that the pyramid at Chichen Itza was built according to the sun’s location during the spring and autumn equinoxes. When the sun sets on these two days, the pyramid casts a ...

A renegade tourist who was met by a furious mob after climbing an ancient Mayan pyramid in Mexico’s Chichén Itzá this week has been identified as a 29-year-old Mexican national. Officials said ...

Children sacrificed at Chichén Itzá have genetic links to people living near the ancient Maya city in Mexico, and hint at the effects of colonial-era epidemics. The ruins of the Maya metropolis ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - In 1967, an underground cistern known as a chultun was discovered near a sacred body of water at Chichen Itza, an important ancient Maya city on Mexico's Yucatan ...