The Maya civilization, known for its intricate calendar systems, monumental pyramids, and advanced writing, represents a high point of human achievement in the ancient Americas. Yet, around 900 CE, ...

Skeletons buried near the ancient Maya city of Copán have revealed new clues about the collapse, but not total decimation, of the Maya civilization. A study of the genomes of seven people from the ...

Discover a travel destination in Guatemala where local traditions, Mayan heritage, and authentic cultural immersion await ...

This early history of the Maya peoples in Mesoamerica details the art and architecture of the Preclassic period, more than ...

Here's what actual Mayans have to say about December 21, 2012. Dec. 17, 2012— -- The Ancient Mayans have been depicted in movies and books as the people who predicted that the world will end on ...

A new study uses genome analysis to show the decline, not erasure, of the ancient Maya civilization. Researchers compared the genomes of seven skeletons to previously sequenced sets from across ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, ...

The modern study of Maya civilization owes much to Uaxactun in northern Guatemala. It was there in 1916 that Sylvanus Morley, an American archaeologist and erstwhile spy, rediscovered a ruined city ...

(CNN) — With the thick vegetation of the northern Guatemala rainforests hiding its 2,000-year-old remnants, the full extent of the early Mayan way of life was once impossible to see. But laser ...

Nowadays, the ruins of Tikal, an ancient Maya city in northern Guatemala, have been largely reclaimed by the jungle. Howler monkeys jump from pyramid to pyramid. Bats hide in the crevices of abandoned ...

Paradise awaits at Iberostar Selection Paraíso Maya Suites, an environmentally friendly and action packed resort in gorgeous Riviera Maya. With summer vacation around the corner, you will want to keep ...