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Archaeologists working in Guatemala’s Petén jungle have discovered three ancient Mayan cities, the country’s Ministry of ...

The Maya civilization once stretched across present-day southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. At its peak, it had over 2 million people spread across its empire with ...

When I started telling friends and family that I’d been invited on a Western Caribbean cruise by Virgin Voyages the response ...

One of the thriving capitals of Maya civilization was Copán—a city in modern-day Honduras that acted as a travel hub between Central and South America. A new study analyzing skeletons buried ...

A new DNA study of ancient remains from Copán, Honduras, reveals deep links between the ancient Maya and modern-day communities.

With Mayan ruins, an exhilerating volcano hike, and culinary delights to please every palate, this Central American city is now surging in popularity, having welcomed over 3 million international ...

The city “presents remarkable architectural planning”, and it was likely “one of the most ancient and important ceremonial centres” of the Maya civilisation. Monuments found at the site ...

The Mayan civilization arose around 2000 BC, reaching its height between 400 and 900 AD in what is present-day southern Mexico and Guatemala, as well as parts of Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring “remarkable” architecture, including pyramids and monuments, that shed more light on the ancient ...