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

The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.

There are hundreds of Mexican pyramids open to the public, though most visitors don’t make it to see them all! So, which are ...

Archaeologists continue to discover more and more historical sites, with a 4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge-like’ discovery being ...

In fact they’re not hills at all but ancient pyramids, left to decay after the collapse of the Maya civilization a millennium ago. The site was a thriving settlement during the Classic Maya ...

Rising through a clearing in the jungle of the Yucatán, a monumental Maya pyramid appears to touch the sky in Catherwood’s illustration of the Pyramid of Kulkulcán. Although parts of the structure are ...

El Castillo (The Castle), a 98-foot-tall pyramid, dominates the city, while the Temple of the Warriors features murals of battle scenes and village life. Tulum was the largest Maya coastal city ...

Coba Mayan Ruins has several distinct areas or building groups. In each, you’ll see pyramids, other buildings and steles ...

Scattered throughout Mexico, you'll find the ruins of several ancient civilizations, including those of the Aztec, Maya and Toltec people. Many of these sites feature impressive pyramids standing ...