Columbian cities, with an estimated population of 35,000 at its peak, Chichén Itzá flourished between the 8th and 12th centuries CE.

It presents the picture of a bustling and interconnected Mexico long before the modern world arrived with its roads and airports.

By combining knowledge gleaned from smaller excavations and the large map, they traced the early history of Maya settlement in the region.

Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is a place of history and beauty, mystery and wonder. With its centuries-old Maya civilization, ...

Archaeologists discovered ancient Mayan pottery in Zumpango cave near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, dating back 575 to 825 years to the Late Postclassic period.

Food Yucatan’s cuisine is full of Mayan traditions served at the table - even in North Texas Traditions and local ingredients are the crux of Yucatecan food, some of which can be found in ...

Beyond the Mexican peninsula’s famous coast lies a spectacular, less-visited land of Mayan ruins, secret pools and somnolent villages ...

Miles of joy on Mexico's coast with the most: The discovery of another lost Mayan city makes the Yucatan Peninsula even more enticing Mark Palmer explores the Caribbean side of the Yucatan Peninsula ...

Analyzing the data, researchers discovered a large city on the Yucatan peninsula with thousands of buildings, including pyramids, that has “all the hallmarks of a Classic Maya political capital ...

Laser imaging of the rainforests of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have turned up thousands of ancient Maya structures — and an entire previously unknown city, a new study has found. By flying air… ...

Archaeologists using an old map of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula have uncovered a lost Maya city, hidden until now, with thousands of buildings densely packed into a small area. The archaeological ...