Masks from the tombs at Calakmul were meant to ease the passage of the Snake elite into the next world. Royal visages made of green jade, more valuable than gold to the ancient Maya, evoked the ...

A court in Mexico on Monday halted the construction of two controversial train lines that critics said could damage the ...

The first published account of this lost city was in 1567, from a Spaniard, Father Pedro Lorenzo de la Nada. Exploring near the Usumacinta River, located in the modern Mexican state of Chiapas ...

Calakmul, Tikal, Copán, Cobá and Chichen Itza. Each city had different kings and queens. Within each Maya region, the Maya cleared vast areas of rainforest to make way for their cities and farms.

The Maya Train, one of the major bets for tourism ... especially for those trying to travel from Cancun to key points like Calakmul or Escárcega. Current connections complicate the itinerary ...

The Maya Train, or Tren Maya ... The railway passes through the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, a fragile ecosystem home to endangered species like jaguars and tapirs. Environmentalists have ...