In the Caribbean jungles of Quintana Roo, two Mayan brothers lived. They were fierce warriors, and also very different. One was cold and arrogant. The other, they say, was gentle, kind ...

During this period, Maya rulers were considered celestial representations ... Professor Hoopes explained, "In 378 CE, a group ...

Yuknoom Cheen’s name appears throughout the Maya region. He married off his daughter Water Lily Hand to a Waka prince; she later became a powerful warrior queen. He installed new kings in ...

The decline of the Maya civilization began some 1,100 year ago when millions of Indians working on the contruction of tall pyramidal temples and palaces learned that their kings weren't gods ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds ... Each bore ceremonial centers where theocratic rulers practiced a complex religion based on a host of gods ...

Images show kings and warriors in body armour with swords and shields and tell us about what they wore in battle. Here we meet three generations of Maya women from the Ixil community, who live in ...

Whether it's Tulum with its breathtaking ocean view, Cobá with its jungle setting and climbable pyramid, or Chichén Itzá with ...

El Castillo (The Castle), a 98-foot-tall pyramid, dominates the city, while the Temple of the Warriors features murals of battle scenes and village life. Tulum was the largest Maya coastal city ...