Cozumel may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking about Mayan ruins. But it turns out there are actually a few archaeological sites on the island. San Gervasio is the biggest and ...

An airborne lidar survey recently revealed hundreds of long-lost Maya and Olmec ceremonial sites in southern Mexico. The 32,800-square-mile area was surveyed by the Mexican Instituto Nacional de ...

If you're looking to escape the daily grind, discover the stunning Mayan ruins near Playa del Carmen: Tulum, Cobá, and Chichén Itzá, located in Quintana Roo, Mexico, a state rich in natural beauty.

Mexico is the North American nation with the most UNESCO World Heritage sites, thanks in large part to its rich history and well-preserved archaeological sites -- some of which are still being ...

I'm a Guatemalan who's watched tourists repeat the same mistakes during trips to the Maya ruins. Many people mistime their visits and enter the parks at peak heat and humidity. Some tourists ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heard about the end of the world in December 2012 as predicted by the Mayans? The members and editors of online travel consultants VirtualTourist (www.virtualtourist.com) have ...

Archaeologists discovered 478 Mesoamerican monuments hidden in the jungles of southeastern Mexico. They located the ruins by analyzing 3D mapping data collected from the air using lasers. These sites ...

EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic has boarded French doc series Rise and Fall of the Mayas. The Disney-owned factual network is among three new pre-buyers attached to the series, which was originally ...

The collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization may have been linked to relatively modest dry spells, researchers now say. The ancient Mayan empire once stretched across an area about the size of Texas ...

When you mention Mexico, images of mariachi bands and platters of delicious tacos and guacamole might come to mind along with ...