Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.

The rise of the renowned ancient Mayan civilisation of Mexico and central America was fuelled by contact with outsiders, as ...

Today, more than 30 Mayan languages exist and are spoken by at least six million people worldwide. Although some, like ...

For those seeking a quieter, more affordable alternative to Chichén Itzá, these temples across the Yucatán Peninsula offer a ...

Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.

Guatemala’s Cueva de Sangre, translated as “blood cave,” isn’t just a clever name. It’s an apropos description of the cave former purpose, as a depository of fragments of human remains sacrificed by ...

English-Nepalese psychological thriller Maya Ko Maya, headlined by Vinay Pathak, Anna Sharma, Saloni Batra and Satyajeet ...

The National Museum of Mexican Art is working in collaboration with the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and ...

“The types of skeletal elements present ... Bleuze believes the Day of the Holy Cross celebration each May 3 brought the ancient people to caves to plead with the Maya rain god for enough ...

A mural in the home of Lucas Asicona in the small Guatemalan city of Chajul depicts a dwarf carrying a long stick, two musicians, and a dancer wearing a mix of Spanish and Maya attire. Part of the ...