The world is littered with the relics of past civilizations, but not all of them are out in the open like the pyramids, some ...

We are standing in a ravine in southern Mexico’s Lacandon Jungle. The temperature tops 100 degrees. Sonic waves of cicada song roll over us. Tropical birds squawk and screech incessantly. A few feet ...

Jade Skirt: The gods and spirits are so important to my people, the Maya. The king is our head priest and he can speak directly to the gods. With the help of other high-ranking priests, he makes ...

This story appears in the September 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Your National Geographic Society membership helped fund recent excavations at Holmul and La Corona, Guatemala.

Hotel Esencia's spa is ready for its grand reveal. The five-star boutique hotel, known for its 50-acre estate that was ...

After being apprehended, the tourist was escorted down the eastern side of the pyramid to avoid confrontations with the crowd ...

A tourist in Mexico is facing charges after he climbed the stairs of one of the New Seven Wonders of the World as onlookers ...