Unlike other Mayan ruins, Cobá’s large network of ancient ... which is the tallest pyramid in the Yucatan peninsula at 137 ft ...

The first real awakening of outside in Yucatan and Guatemala came with the ... We are as certain that there are in this strip important Maya ruins unvisited by archaeologists as men can be certain ...

A lawyer ostensibly on a mission for the U.S. State Department, Stephens, in 1839, went in search of Mayan ruins, which were then all but unknown. He was accompanied by architect Frederick ...

If you're on a Mayan history kick, you should check out the small site at Cobá, about 30 miles northwest of Tulum. Cobá doesn't feature the restored, pristine sites of Tulum, nor does it sit ...

The ruins of the ceremonial structures at Uxmal represent the pinnacle of late Maya art and architecture in their design ... 7500 km 2 in the south-western part of the Mexican state of Yucatan. The ...

After the 13th century no major monuments seem to have been constructed at Chichen-Itza and the city rapidly declined after around 1440 A.D. The ruins were not excavated ... vestige of the Maya-Toltec ...

He was especially interested in Mayan astronomy and their relationship with the skies. One day, while looking at a map of ancient ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula, Gadoury realized the Maya had ...

a Yucatan-style braised pork with tangy orange, achiote sauce, white rice, black beans, pickled red onions, habanero salsa and served with house-made corn tortilla, at Meso Maya Comida y Copas on ...

From Mayan ruins to the turquoise Caribbean Sea to abundant coral reefs, there is so much to see in and around Cancún. To make the most of your time on the Yucatán Peninsula, consider signing up ...