In the middle of the Campeche jungle, at the base of the Yucatan Peninsula, lies the largest protected forest reserve in Mexico and one of the country's most underrated attractions: the ancient Mayan ...

The Late Classic period saw the pinnacle of ancient Maya civilization, with a population that exceeded 10 million people.

An unprecedented light detection and ranging (LiDAR) survey of 650 square miles across northern Guatemala’s Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin (MCKB) has discovered 964 previously unknown ancient Maya ...

"Just so you know up front, I'm not climbing all the way to the top." It was late on a warm, humid Yucatan day, and I'd pretty well drained my tank scaling a cute little number named Structure XIII on ...

Xpuhil, Mexico, Jul 11 (EFE).Xpuhil, Mexico, Jul 11 (EFE). — The 180 members of the 31st Ruta BBVA expedition had their prayers answered when Chaak, the Mayan deity of rain, unleashed his fury with ...

Thanks to the power of remote sensing lasers, scientists in Mexico have achieved vivid new insights into how people lived during the ancient Mayan empire’s powerful Kanu’l or Snake dynasty, from about ...

Beekeepers near the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve are working with conservationists to provide water troughs for wild animals in an effort to reduce conflicts with farmers and livestock. More than 70 ...

The site is located in the central/southern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula, in southern Mexico and includes the remains of the important Maya city Calakmul, set deep in the tropical forest of the ...

Since 1993, the Calakmul Archaeological Project has made an enormous contribution to interdisciplinary research, ensuring the integral conservation of the Outstanding Universal Value, as was ...