Its buildings exhibit classic Maya architecture ... beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably well-preserved murals still ...

The world is littered with the relics of past civilizations, but not all of them are out in the open like the pyramids, some ...

Those surveys revealed the buildings of the ancient Mayan city beneath the Earth's surface under modern infrastructure and ...

A holidaymaker and another man have reportedly been arrested after they scaled the stairs of The Temple of Kukulcán in Mexico ...

A German tourist was arrested and attacked by locals after he illegally scaled the side of the Temple of Kukulcan in Yucatan, ...

Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha ... Its imposing palaces, extensive administrative buildings, and temples filled with expressive bas-relief sculptures set Palenque apart from other ...

Warfare and trade were important aspects of Maya society and so was art and architecture. This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to ...

Climbing the Mayan civilisation’s ancient pyramids is banned, both to respect the structures and from fear of damaging them. But that didn’t stop two tourists from launching themselves to the ...

About 1,000 of these buildings — which include modest houses as well as ... The new findings differ from what was found when other ancient Maya regions were examined with lidar. Some large ancient ...

The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and paper. Using the labels on or below the map below, visit 15 of ...