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

In 2018 researchers detected over 60,000 previously unknown Maya structures in Guatemala, including pyramids, houses and defensive fortifications. They used lidar (short for "light detection and ...

Traditionally, excavations deep in the jungles of Mexico, Central, and South America are difficult at best and dangerous at worst. With rough terrain, violent storms, and the watchful eyes of local ...

Beneath 1,350 square miles of dense jungle in northern Guatemala ... reservoirs, pyramids and ball courts. El Mirador has long been considered the “cradle of the Maya civilization,” but ...

Venture beyond Guatemala’s famed Maya ruins at Tikal and you’ll find ... The view from the top of Tikal’s Pyramid of the Lost World over the dense forest of the Maya Biosphere Reserve ...

While conducting an aerial survey of northern Guatemala, researchers detected a sprawling Maya site. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...