On the edge of a small cornfield near the ruined Maya city of Chichén Itzá, in the sparse shade of a tropical tree, a voice ricochets wildly up the mouth of a well. “¡Lo vi! ¡Lo vi!” ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

Vases found in Guatemala offer rare physical proof of tobacco use among ancient Maya, but with a twist: This time, they didn’t inhale. Among the Maya, smoking tobacco was more common than liquid ...

Find out who the ancient Maya were, where they lived and what they did. What were homes in the ancient Maya civilisation like? Find out what Maya homes were made of and what they looked like.

a rain poncho, a first aid kit, and lots and lots of water. He’s sweating, exhausted, frustrated, and (as he learns after he returns to the U.S.) in the early stages of dengue fever. Today, even after ...

But there's something to throw into the mix that you might not have seen for a while: the über-flattering and versatile knit poncho. If you're itching for something different, Amazon is offering ...

The quest to decipher Maya hieroglyphs began with the very Spanish invaders whose hegemonic rule did so much to wipe out the ancient Maya script. Among them was the conquistador Hernando Cortes ...

The Maya people are remembered for amazing creations, like their spectacular buildings and beautiful objects made from jade, a rare and valuable material. They also invented groundbreaking ideas ...

Vice President Kamala Harris’ sister, Maya Harris, is a lawyer and public policy advocate Stephanie Kaloi is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

In her first interview on the 2024 campaign trail, Maya tells PEOPLE that she'll always see her sister as the little girl who "never backed down from a challenge" Lizzie Hyman is PEOPLE Magazine's ...

The two-time Oscar winner walked the carpet in strappy black peep-toe heels, and accessorized sparingly with a tiered gold ...

Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. Riviera Maya & The Yucatan Discover the best hotel for you: Free Breakfast Fitness Center Free Parking ...