A combination of historical preservation and safety concerns mean big fines for visitors who climb the ancient structures ...

Researchers unearthed several clay puppets from El Salvador which they hope will give them more insights into the fairly ...

The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient ...

Mesoamerica is the region extending from the U.S.-Mexico border through Panama. Oaks are valuable keystone species that perform critical ecosystem functions and provide food and habitat for myriad ...

The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

This story appears in the October 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the mangroves off the east coast of Central America, at the edge of the Mesoamerican Reef, the world is divided in ...

Mictlán, the underworld of Aztec mythology, was thought to be divided into nine regions, depending on how the deceased died. Within the Mesoamerican region, it is believed a dog guides the ...