A cacao ceremony is an ancient Mayan ... Iximché Ruins makes for an ideal day trip from Lake Atitlan. The ruins aren’t as large or dramatic as the famous Tikal Ruins in the north, but they still have ...

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it ...

Tikal was home to at least 60,000 Maya and held sway over several other city-states scattered through the rain forest from the YucatánPeninsula to western Honduras. Though magnificent, the ruins ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered an altar that holds the burial of a child and adult in the Maya city of ... probable conquest of Tikal by Teotihuacan. Other ruins near the city suggest ...

A family altar in the Maya city of Tikal offers a glimpse into events in an enclave of the city’s foreign overlords in the wake of a local coup. Archaeologists recently unearthed the altar in a ...

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

Tikal, Temple I Courtesy of Flickr user mtsrs. Tikal Courtesy of Flickr user Hector Garcia. Tikal Courtesy of Flickr user 4Neus. "Tikal Clouds" Courtesy of Flickr user 4Neus. I was only 7 years ...