The ruins of the ancient Maya city of Palenque in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas are unlike any others I have visited, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mayan Chichén Itzá, an archaeological site in Mexico, as seen from the air. Thick forest ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

Despite being one of the most significant Mayan ruins, Edzna receives fewer visitors in a year than Chichen Itza does in a day. The city’s architecture reflects an amalgamation of differing cities and ...

Ancient cities and enduring Indigenous traditions offer hands-on ways to experience this country’s rich culture and history.

You join a long line at the ticket turnstile, run the gauntlet past aggressive souvenir vendors, then emerge into a clearing to see … thousands of other tourists gathered around the Mexican ruins.

In mid-2020, Mexico began work on Tren Maya, a 1,000-mile long railway network lopping together the nation’s Mayan sites. Future travelers to Kohunlich, a 2,000-year-old Mayan city on the border of ...

Multiple ancient Mayan ruins in Mexico are inaccessible due to cartel violence in a blow to tourism in the country’s southern state. Mexico’s government admitted that tourists can no longer get to at ...