Prior to the 16th century, when the Spanish invaded the area, the Maya were the dominant regional group. They created large pyramids and stone structures, managed agriculture and kept records ...

Given Calakmul’s remote jungle location, many travelers don’t even ... is more than 148-feet-tall (45 m), and the tallest ...

It then sets in line with the pyramid’s western staircase and the nondescript Holtún well. The Maya, to calibrate their calendar, which is justly famous to this day, had to determine the days ...

Archaeologists located a number of buildings including this one with stone steps Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the remains of an ancient Maya city ... found several pyramid-like ...

The pyramid has not been reopened to climbing ... Playa del Carmen to give you an idea of each site’s location: Tips for ...

Buried beneath it, he says, is a pyramid. In 700-800 C.E., the ancient Maya would ascend a stairway to a temple ... finds and whether he should keep digging here or move to another location. “It’s ...

But the top attraction is Nohoch Mul – the highest Mayan pyramid on the Yucatán Peninsula. (Note that visitors are no longer permitted to climb the pyramid’s steps to the top.) Along with the ...

Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo are twin coastal cities on the Pacific coast of Mexico in the state of Guerrero. Zihuatanejo is a ...

Young Akbal introduces us to life in the Maya civilisation, which existed in Central America 1,000 years ago. He tells us about his city's pyramids, buildings and food, including the importance of ...

Photographed on location in the National Park ... to take equinox-themed tours at this Mayan archaeological site from around 1,000 AD. Its Pyramid of Kukulcán (also called El Castillo) is aligned ...

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