Want to see the Equinox at Chichen Itza Mayan Ruins? This article explains how to see the unique phenomenon that happens only ...

Venture beyond Guatemala’s famed Maya ruins at Tikal and you’ll find family-run museums and communities preserving age-old traditions, and an opportunity to learn about the country’s history ...

The pyramids here aren’t as large as other Maya ruins in Mexico, but the setting, on 40ft-high cliffs above turquoise Caribbean waters south of Cancun, more than makes up for it.

The Maya ruins are on many travelers’ bucket lists, but that doesn’t stop them from making mistakes once they get there. I've visited Tikal many times and watched tourists make the same mistakes.

Although some of the ruins date back more than 1,000 years, the city reached its peak between the 13th and 15th centuries with an estimated population of 1,000 to 1,600 inhabitants.

Cobá, Quintana Roo For an excursion from Cancún or the Riviera Maya, pass up the popular trips to crowded ruins and head to Cobá, where vegetation is barely held back and some pyramids are ...

As you look up from your beach chair in Tulum, you’ll marvel at the blue skies, palm trees and Mayan ruins. Tulum, along the Riviera Maya, is home to some of Mexico’s best preserved ...

The Maya civilization was far more populous than previously thought — supporting as many as 16 million people across parts of ...

I explored the ruins of the ancient city of Tulum, built by the Maya about 1,000 years ago. I visited while on an excursion during my first cruise at a port stop in Cozumel, Mexico.

"We expected a modest increase in population estimates from our 2018 lidar analysis, but seeing [this] jump was truly ...

In presentations, the government has said the train could bring up to 8,200 tourists a day, many of them to visit the more than 1,500-year-old Maya city, whose majestic pyramids rise from the ...

Venture beyond Guatemala’s famed Maya ruins at Tikal and you’ll find family-run museums and communities preserving age-old traditions, and an opportunity to learn about the country’s history ...