Maya Angelou was a master of the written word, and her process for writing involved a particular beverage that has been ...

What's on in Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Cancún and the rest of the Riviera Maya in January? Take a look at the very best of ...

The ancient Maya and Aztecs had detailed calendars that celebrated New Year's Eve at different times, with traditions to mark ...

A long-standing mystery surrounding the Mayan civilization's collapse has been solved. Scientists now believe a self-inflicted environmental disaster, driven by extensive deforestation for agriculture ...

A mural in the home of Lucas Asicona in the small Guatemalan city of Chajul depicts a dwarf carrying a long stick, two musicians, and a dancer wearing a mix of Spanish and Maya attire. Part of the ...

When a relative died, I was given an extraordinary artifact—and a head-spinning journey down a 25-year ethical rabbit hole.

LiDAR scans from a forest monitoring project unexpectedly revealed a massive ancient Maya city in Campeche, Mexico. Thousands ...

The idea that the Maya calendar “reset” in 2012 and took the world with it was always a projection of modern anxiety, not an ...

The nebula is easy to spot in the night sky, where it’s most visible in the Northern Hemisphere from roughly November to ...

Whether you’re looking to escape and unwind with your significant other, kids or a large multigenerational group, consider ...

In May 1562, Diego de Landa, the highest-ranking Catholic authority in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, received word that a large number of idols, along with human bones and deer meat, had been discovered ...

Rapper Bad Bunny faces backlash after touching an ancient Maya artefact in Mexico City, drawing criticism from fans and ...