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 ...

The world is littered with the relics of past civilizations, but not all of them are out in the open like the pyramids, some ...

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 ...

Farming was at the centre of ancient Maya life. But these people are also remembered for other amazing creations, like their spectacular buildings and beautiful objects made from jade, a rare and ...

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

The lidar analysis of the roughly 130-square-mile area found more than 5,000 structures, many previously unknown ... The new findings differ from what was found when other ancient Maya regions were ...

Climbing the Mayan civilisation’s ancient pyramids is banned, both to respect the structures and from fear of damaging them. But that didn’t stop two tourists from launching themselves to the ...