Archaeologists Unearth an Intricately Carved Circular Stone Used as a Scorecard for a Ball Game 1200 Years Ago Researchers ...

If you're looking to escape the daily grind, discover the stunning Mayan ruins near Playa del Carmen ... where the sacred ...

The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make Chichen-Itza one of the most important examples of the Mayan-Toltec civilization in Yucatán. Several buildings ...

Chichen Itza, Yucatan. Mayan pyramid of Kukulcan El Castillo. Picture: iStock The site hosts a four-day-long program featuring activities for guests to enjoy. However, the events do not include ...

Tourists beware: you can be sent to jail for misbehaving at popular site ...

and ceremonies that featured a ball game and human sacrifice. The ancient Maya also mastered astronomy, mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics ...

The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has prohibited climbing the sacred Mayan building since 2008, installing a security cordon around it and announced fines ranging from ...

A German tourist has been arrested after climbing the Temple of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza, Mexico. Video shows the man scaling the Mayan temple, which is off-limits, in Yucatan, on 20 March.

The tourist trespassed into a restricted area around 5 pm and climbed the pyramid A 38-year-old German tourist was apprehended at the ancient Mayan site of Chichen Itza in Mexico for disregarding ...