Archaeologists have uncovered over 6,500 previously unknown Maya structures, including a hidden city with grand pyramids, within southeast Mexico. This major discovery highlights the impressive and ...

Mexico is home to some truly amazing archeological sites — here are nine pyramids to plan your next trip around. Leonid Andronov/Getty Images The world is full of ancient wonders — so many that you ...

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Whenever I go south to Mexico, I marvel at the monumental stone structures, which reach toward heaven, that were left behind by the Maya. When I went to Egypt, I stood at the base of pyramids that ...

WASHINGTON — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery, ...

A huge Maya city has been found under a jungle in Mexico - and was accidentally discovered by a student using data from a laser. Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, and amphitheatres in the ...

CHICHEN ITZA, Mexico (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of mystics, hippies and tourists celebrated in the shadow of ancient Maya pyramids in southeastern Mexico on Friday as the Earth survived a day ...

Mayan temples and pyramids are just as strong as skyscrapers. Discover the architectural tricks used by ancient Central American builders. One unsuspecting February morning in 1976, a 7.5 scale ...

* Celebrations at Maya sites, hopes of a new era * Some believed Maya calendar predicted Earth's doom * No catastrophes or mass suicides (Updates with attendance estimate, fresh quotes) By Alexandra ...