Calakmul remained relatively undisturbed until gum harvesters in Mexico led an American botanist to them in 1931. Here’s what ...

If you're looking for suggestions for things to do during your next trip to the Yucatán Peninsula, we've got dozens.

Exploring ancient ruins is like stepping into a time machine. Some of these ruins make you wonder how in the world they were ...

The beautiful national park boasts monkeys, jaguars and dense rainforest - and it may look familiar to Star Wars fans as it ...

Get facts, photos, and travel tips for the Borobudur Temple Compounds, a World Heritage site in Indonesia, from National Geographic.

Archaeologists performing excavations around a massive Maya pyramid located in El Salvador’s Zapotitán Valley near the ancient village of San Andrés, close to Lake Ilopango, discovered something ...

Correspondent Bob Woodruff explores endangered territories in the docuseries. ABC News Live's original docuseries "Last Lands," the Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning show, is returning for season 2, ...

Teotihuacan’s Lost Kings, a television special, took an hour long look at the great city, its inhabitants, and the excavation of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, (also known as the Feathered Serpent ...

The new information dramatically recontexualizes what’s known about the ancient civilization. New research led by Tulane University and published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports has ...

This episode covers megalithic jars used in funerary rites, Nubian pyramids rivaling Egypt, and some of the oldest stone temples and staircases on Earth. Includes insights on prehistoric fertility ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the ...