EXCLUSIVE. The Mexican government is releasing state-held secrets about the end of the Mayan calendar to the makers of a documentary, “Revelations of the Mayans 2012 and Beyond,” TheWrap has ...

Drug cartel violence and land disputes are making certain Mayan ruin sites in Mexico unreachable, according to the government. The drug violence in Chiapas, which has proliferated since last year ...

As Maya government became more fluid, the importance of the court as an institution solidified. The courts were found in many of the polities across the Maya landscape.

Caracol’s central temple and others like it have long been viewed as symbols of the authoritarian structure of ancient Maya government, with kings holding all the power. But what lurks below the ...

At the same time, the Sheinbaum government is planning to expand Tren Maya to include 10 cargo hubs and 70 kilometers (44 miles) of railroad to the port of Progreso, outside of Mérida.

The Mexican government on Monday issued an apology to the indigenous Maya people for years of abuse and discrimination, marking the anniversary of a 1901 battle that ended one of the last ...

Item 1 of 14 Workers clear trees for the construction of section 4 of the new Mayan Train route, near Nuevo Xcan, Chemax, Mexico, March 3, 2022.

A Mayan palace dating back more than 1,000 years was discovered by archeologists in Mexico. The ruins were found in the Kuluba archaeological zone in the Mexican state of Yucatán, about 63 miles ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan complex in Guatemala, revealing sanctuaries, pyramids and a unique canal system that could shed further light on the ...