Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by ...

Running along the Caribbean shores of the lush Yucatán Peninsula, Riviera Maya is a 100-mile (160km) stretch of sands ...

A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed.

A decade-old LiDAR survey meant for forest research accidentally revealed over 6,500 unknown Maya structures in Campeche, ...

Mayan language experts have decoded the name of a previously unknown Maya queen on a stone inscription discovered last year.

In the summer of 2020, an international team led by a University of Arizona archaeologist reported the discovery of the ...

Power struggles? Drought? Overpopulation? Whatever happened to the Maya remains a mystery—with clues hidden in the jungle. Temple in TikalAbove the thick tree roots of the Petén jungle rises Temple V ...

The Mayan Train offers a transformative travel experience, connecting key southeastern Mexican destinations. On a FAM trip ...

Ix Ch'ak Ch'een reigned over the city of Cobá in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Historians didn't know her name before they ...

Correspondent Bob Woodruff explores endangered territories in the docuseries. ABC News Live's original docuseries "Last Lands," the Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning show, is returning for season 2, ...