Be sure to read this comprehensive local's guide to incredible Mayan ruins in the Yucatan Peninsula before your next trip to ...

The Mayan Train project was announced in September 2018, construction began on December 16th 2018, this should become a 1525 ...

The Temple of the Inscriptions at the ruins of the Maya city of Palenque, in Chiapas, Mexico. Photograph by Jon G. Fuller, VWPics/Redux. By Liz Brumer-Smith. May 19, 2025.

Explore Mayan Ruins in the Yucatán Peninsula . By Nathan Ansell. August 15, 2023, 6:00 am. The ancient city of Chichén Itzá Photograph: Maxim Medvedkov/Getty Images . When ...

When the temple at top is included, it rises about 100 feet (30 meters), with each side being 180 feet (55 meters) at the base. On each of the pyramid’s four sides are 91 steps, making 364 in total.

Archaeologists from @UHouston have uncovered the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak — Caracol’s first ruler and dynastic founder. It’s the ...

Yucatán’s layers of history have long held me spellbound. During earlier car trips, I have clambered up deserted Maya temples and palaces, stepped into the cool naves of massive 16th-century ...

The train also makes it easier to plan multi-day itineraries to some of the region's harder-to-reach highlights, including Calakmul, Mexico's largest protected forest, and spectacular Maya ruins ...

Experience Caribbean breezes, the jaw-dropping Maya ruins of Tulum, clear artisanal waters in a natural cenote water hole and outstanding Mexican food on the Maya Riviera in Yucatan.