When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mayan Chichén Itzá, an archaeological site in Mexico, as seen from the air. Thick forest ...

Many visits to Mexico start or end in Mexico City. A word of advice: go slowly on the first day if you've just arrived from ...

Palenque A view of the ruins of Palenque. (Jaime Avalos/EFE/ZUMA Press) At the western edge of the Maya Train’s proposed route is Palenque, one of the most culturally important Maya ruins in Mexico. A ...

Archeologist objects; story goes viral. Jan. 5, 2012 — -- The textbooks will tell you that the Mayan people thrived in Central America from about 250 to 900 A.D., building magnificent temples in ...

If you're looking to escape the daily grind, discover the stunning Mayan ruins near Playa del Carmen: Tulum, Cobá, and ...

The fall of the ancient Maya civilisation came gradually — as did the disappearance of its centres of power, each one slowly reclaimed by the creeping jungle. Mighty cities were lost for centuries, ...

Nowadays, the ruins of Tikal, an ancient Maya city in northern Guatemala, have been largely reclaimed by the jungle. Howler monkeys jump from pyramid to pyramid. Bats hide in the crevices of abandoned ...

I'm a Guatemalan who's watched tourists repeat the same mistakes during trips to the Maya ruins. Many people mistime their visits and enter the parks at peak heat and humidity. Some tourists ...

Mexico's president wants to boost the economy on the Yucatán peninsula. Conservationists say more tourism will damage the ecosystems. CALAKMUL, Mexico—Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has ...