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

The Mayan Train offers a transformative travel experience, connecting key southeastern Mexican destinations. On a FAM trip with CCRA, travel advisors enjoyed immersive cultural and historical ...

During her reign, Ch'ak Ch'een oversaw construction of the Group D ballcourt, finished on December 8, 573, newly deciphered glyphs indicate.

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

New research reveals how ghost particles may break the universe’s symmetry, offering clues to why matter—and life—exist at all.

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

On July 11, 1999, the Yucatan Peninsula was plunged into darkness as the moon passed momentarily between the sun and the ...

The 405-month eclipse table had emerged from a lunar calendar in which the 260-day divinatory calendar commensurated the ...

The Pyramids of Giza, medieval markets, and the legendary Nile are just a few highlights of Egypt’s energetic capital. Here’s ...

GHOSTLY figures dressed all in white walked quietly past me on a dark street – hundreds of them, each with a single flame ...

Ix Ch'ak Ch'een joins a distinguished roster of known Maya queens including Yohl Ik'nal of Palenque, who ruled in the late 6th century, and Lady K'abel of El Peru-Waka', who held the title of kaloomte ...

A long-lost name carved into stone has revealed a powerful Maya queen who ruled from the heart of the jungle 1,400 years ago.