In Guatemala, the Maya world untouched for centuries - BBC

Once the greatest city in the Maya world, today Tikal is Guatemala’s most famous archaeological site. But even on the well-trodden, signposted tourist route, it’s impossible to forget you’re ... Read More

Sprawling Maya network discovered under Guatemala jungle

Researchers have found more than 60,000 hidden Maya ruins in Guatemala in a major archaeological breakthrough. Laser technology was used to survey digitally beneath the forest canopy, revealing ... Read More

The Maya's ingenious secret to survival - BBC Travel

The Maya's zeolite-powered water filtration system, which scholars say looks to have first been constructed around 164 BC, is predated by a cloth filter known as the Hippocratic sleeve that was ... Read More

An untouched ancient city was just discovered dating back nearly ... - MSN

The remains of a Maya city that dates back nearly 3,000 years has been found in northern Guatemala, and its name holds a significant meaning. Pyramids and monuments were found as part of the city ... Read More

3,000-Year-Old Maya Cities With "Super Highways" Discovered In Guatemala

It is the latest discovery of roughly 3,000-year-old Maya centers and related infrastructure, according to a statement on Monday from a team from Guatemala's FARES anthropological research foundation. Read More

In Guatemala, the Maya world untouched for centuries - BBC

Even today, the Maya in Guatemala worship a god of the ancestors. They depict him in the same way: the wrinkles, the whiskers, the two teeth. And, like those 2,500 years ago, they believe children ... Read More

The Maya world untouched for centuries - BBC

The Maya world untouched for centuries Archaeologists have suspected there was more to the Maya sites - Tikal, El Zotz and Holmul. But it wasn’t until recently that proof came – in the form of ... Read More

The Maya world untouched for centuries - BBC Reel

Archaeologists have suspected there was more to the Maya sites - Tikal, El Zotz and Holmul. But it wasn’t until recently that proof came – in the form of Lidar, a type of remote sensing ... Read More