Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Temple of the Inscriptions at the ruins of the Maya city of Palenque, in Chiapas, Mexico. Photograph by Jon G. Fuller, ...

Welcome to Chichén Itzá. From up here, El Castillo rises out of the jungle like it has been waiting a thousand years for this flyover. Look at those steps. Sharp lines, perfect symmetry, light slicing ...

El Castillo, also known as the Temple of Kukulcan, is among the largest structures at Chichén Itzá and its architecture reflects its far-flung political connections. (Johannes Krause/Max Planck ...

Located in the heart of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá is one of North America’s most iconic and enigmatic archaeological sites. It rose to power in the aftermath of ...

Thanks to their loud, brash, and nocturnal nature, rock concerts are often held in dark bars and nightclubs designed to withstand the abuse of rowdy fans and guitar-smashing rockers. But as musicians ...

Last week, some media outlets claimed that archaeologists at Chichen Itza had discovered a previously unknown elite housing complex. But it turns out these "newly discovered" structures were actually ...

Geophysicists have discovered a large, water-filled cavern, or cenote, directly beneath El Castillo at Chichén Itzá. This ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended from ...

Scientists discovered a massive water-filled cavern, or cenote, directly beneath Chichen Itza’s iconic pyramid, revealing its symbolic connection to the Maya underworld, Xibalba.