Other structures of note include the Castillo ... beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably well-preserved murals still ...

Centuries earlier, had Maya priests waited in this very well ... has been busy investigating and mapping the hundreds of ancient structures, promontories, and wells in the Chichén Itzá region.

Archaeologists haven’t mapped the settlement’s outer areas but expect to find more residential structures. Ancient Maya communities lived at X’baatún beginning as early as 300 B.C. and ...

they now find evidence of extensive ancient Maya settlement. Using advanced laser scanning technology, archaeologists have ...

Warfare and trade were important aspects of Maya society and so was art and architecture. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to ...

Only a few structures and artefacts remain today ... Will your mask show a strong animal such as a jaguar? An important Ancient Maya god or creature? Will it represent the king or queen of ...

Unlike other Mayan ruins, Cobá’s large network ... archaeological site where visitors can explore ancient temples and ...

Nestled in a peaceful nature reserve, this design-driven Playa del Carmen luxury hotel takes its inspiration from the Pleiades star cluster.

The Maya settlement, known as X’baatún, stretches across more than 2 square miles of rainforest. Archaeologists began mapping its ruins in 2018 and just finished their sixth season of work, officials ...

The Maya settlement, known as X’baatún ... but archaeologists hope to learn more as the project continues. One of the ancient structures at X’baatún. Photo from Juan Garcia Targa via ...