The Toltec story of Chichen Itza begins with the exile of a king known as Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl from the Toltec capital of Tula Grande around 987 CE. Mayan sources also speak of this king’s ...

The Maya originated around 3,000 years ago in present-day Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Mexico. The Mayan empire flourished in the southern regions from around 250 AD to 900 AD. The empire in the ...

The theft at the National Museum of Anthropology made headlines around the world and forced the authorities to improve ...

The decline of Coba was due to the rise of other Mayan states like Chichen Itza and shifts in trade routes ... to experience ...

The circular stone was found at the Chichen Itza archaeological site and is thought ... Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said the 40kg-stone (88lb) constituted ...

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 ...

Spanish for "place of the ceiba tree," Seibal had a checkered history. First inhabited in the Middle Preclassic Period around 800 B.C., the city grew until about the time of Christ, when it began ...

As is the case at Chichén Itzá, there are guides available for hire if you'd like to learn more about the history of the archaeological site. Chichen Itza, Cenote, and Valladolid: All-Inclusive ...

Mabon is a fairly recent Pagan festival created to give thanks for the harvest. What does Mabon mean and how is it celebrated ...

12-hour tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Site while giving a history of Mayan culture and the ruins. The tour also includes a buffet lunch, a tequila tasting, the opportunity to swim in a cenote ...