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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 ...

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

Beneath the surface of present-day western Honduras lie the ruins of Copán—an archaeological site that once stood as a vital ...

An international team of archaeologists discovered an ancient Mayan city in a northeastern area of Guatemala known for its ...

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 ...

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle lies the remains of an ancient city forgotten about for nearly 3,000 years, experts reveal.

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.