who feared that the world would end when the head was replaced. With its plethora of palaces, altars, shrines, and soaring temples, Tikal may be the premier Maya site. For over 1,100 years ...

The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and bark paper. Using an interactive map, visit 15 of the better ...

Oxwatz Nature Park, an ecotourism site in the Yucatán peninsula, brought in a joint team of Mexican and Spanish ...

Archaeologists mapping the well-preserved Maya settlement of X’baatún found ... partially overgrown by the rainforest. A map shows the layout of X’baatún’s core area.