The popular tourist destination of Calakmul, an archeological site near the border of Guatemala featuring impressive Mayan pyramids, is just 62 miles away. "For a long time, our understanding of ...

From witnessing active volcanoes and getting involved in community tourism to exploring stone cities that have stood for ...

This flat stone monument, which stands on a pyramid at the Maya site of Piedras Negras in northwestern Guatemala, shows Lady K'atun-Ajaw, Namaan-Ajaw seated cross-legged on a throne. Her three ...

Your National Geographic Society membership helped fund recent excavations at Holmul and La Corona, Guatemala ... but ancient pyramids, left to decay after the collapse of the Maya civilization ...

Deep among Guatemala's northern rainforests is the Tikal complex of Mayan ruins. A Mayan city known as Yax Mutal, the capital ...

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 Mayan civilization dates back to 2000 B.C., and extended through what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala ... not only built towering temples and pyramids but also created elaborate astronomical ...

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Maya as you explore key archaeological sites in Mexico and Guatemala ... renowned for its striking stepped pyramids and beautifully preserved ...

It's not just about the pyramids; it's the whispers of a civilization ... especially pepian - a rich stew that tells tales of Spanish and Mayan culinary fusion. One can't fully comprehend Guatemala ...

315-318 (4 pages) "I am more and more convinced that we shouldn't follow the examples of development of Europe and the United States," says Monseñor Alvaro Ramazzini, Bishop of San Marcos and ...