A new Mayan city has been found underground in Mexico, on the Yucatán Peninsula. Archaeologists believe the massive city was ...

Chichén Itzá, "the mouth of the well of the Itzás," was likely the most important city in the Yucatán from the 10th to the 12th centuries. Evidence indicates that the site was first settled as ...

This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples have left their mark on the city. The Maya and Toltec ...

A previously unknown ancient Maya city has been discovered in the jungles of southern Mexico, the country’s anthropology institute said on Tuesday, adding it was likely an important centre more ...

The site is located in the central/southern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula, in southern Mexico and includes the remains of the important Maya city Calakmul, set deep in the tropical forest of the ...

When a PhD student took a second look at laser survey data collected in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, he discovered an entire ...

Mysterious and fascinating, the Mayan civilisation left behind enigmas that still captivate the world. At the heart of this intrigue is the Yucatan Peninsula, a silent witness to the last days of ...