The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make Chichen-Itza one of the most important examples of the Mayan-Toltec civilization in Yucatán. Several buildings ...

As someone who has lived in Mexico since 2018, and visited about 25 ruins sites all across the country, ruins are clearly ...

On the edge of a small cornfield near the ruined Maya city of Chichén Itzá, in the sparse shade of a tropical tree, a voice ricochets wildly up the mouth of a well. “¡Lo vi! ¡Lo vi!” ...

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 ...

Stone carving of the Venus symbol from Chichén Itzá in Yucatán, Mexico. Maya hieroglyphs tell the political history of the ancient civilization. Information from the UC Davis Maya Hieroglyphic ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

What will an upcoming 'happy face' in the sky actually look like? April to leave Canada with weather disparity on its way out ...

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 ...

Museo Maya de Cancún houses archeological pieces ... 5:30 p.m. Admission costs about 90 pesos (about $5) per person. Chichen Itza, Cenote, and Valladolid Tour (21862 reviews) ...

A symbol of eternal love, this white marble mausoleum was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Great Wall of China, China – A massive wall stretching over 13,000 ...

Farming was at the centre of ancient Maya life. But these people are also remembered for other amazing creations, like their spectacular buildings and beautiful objects made from jade, a rare and ...