El Castillo (The Castle), a 98-foot-tall pyramid, dominates the city, while the Temple of the Warriors features murals of battle scenes and village life. Tulum was the largest Maya coastal city ...

The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.

Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha, and today a UNESCO World Heritage site, the ruins of Palenque lie in the lush basin of the Usumacinta River in the modern Mexican state of Chiapas.

Because of the great importance of religion in Maya life the members of our expedition were not surprised to find that most of the buildings in the seven ruined cities we discovered were temples ...

Here are 7 hidden gems that offer a glimpse into the mysterious world of the Maya civilization. Ek Balam is a remarkable ...

As far back as 3500 years ago millions of Maya people lived in this area in different cities, ruled by kings, or queens. That there is a temple! It’s almost 1300 years old! Just imagine what it ...

Minecraft players can build incredible structures like one player's Mayan-themed temple. The Maya-inspired temple includes seven layers made from various materials like stone and moss. A Minecraft ...

and the Temple of Inscriptions, said to be one of the most profuse sources of glyphic text from the Maya world. It maps nearly 200 years of Palenque's history. The three rulers also commissioned ...

Sitting on a patch of rocky coastline just east of Tulum's downtown, the site showcases several templos (temples) and castillos (castles) from the once-thriving pre-Columbian Mayans. The area isn ...