Here are 6 Mayan ruins near Cancun that are definitely worth leaving ... These 6 sites offer a glimpse into the ancient Mayan ...

The Yucatan Peninsula was home to the Maya Civilization for thousands of ... However, these aren’t the only ruins in the ...

But for many past visitors, the ruins themselves were not the primary attraction: people flock to El Rey to mingle with the hundreds of iguanas that have invaded the former Mayan town, saying the ...

Though magnificent, the ruins of ... have had on the Maya is just beginning to be understood, researchers say. Perhaps the greatest Maya mystery of all is the cause of the civilization’s abrupt ...

Museo Maya de Cancún houses archeological pieces from significant historic sites across Mexico. Within its exhibit halls, the museum displays a range of archeological artifacts, many of which ...

filled with hidden ruins that Hansen and others refer to as “the cradle of Maya civilization.” We zipped away from the town of Flores at 140 knots. Off to the east were the spectacular Maya ...

When most people think of ancient Maya ... civilization, according to associate professor of anthropology Charles Golden. Along with Brown University bioarchaeologist Andrew Scherer and colleagues ...

Discovered in 1570 by Diego García de Palacio, the ruins of Copán, one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, were not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing ...