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

The town of Palenque is a bit scruffy, offering little for tourists other than a place to stay and eat while visiting the nearby Palenque Mayan ruins . I stayed two nights at Ciudad Real Palenque , ...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. (CNN) — Archaeologists working in the ruins of Palenque, an ancient city in the ...

Palenque reached its peak between A.D. 600 and 800. Along with Tikal and Calakmul, it was one of the most powerful Classic Mayan cities. Much of the architecture (tilted facades on the buildings, ...

At the height of their empire, from the third to the 10th century, the Maya ruled in an unbroken chain of cities and villages from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Belize and down to western ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Heard about the end of the world in December 2012 as predicted by the Mayans? The members and editors of online travel consultants VirtualTourist (www.virtualtourist.com) have ...

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 ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History says the U.S. Embassy will donate $500,000 to help conserve the tomb of king Pakal and other structures at the Mayan ruin ...

My friends Nancy and David Orr own a gorgeous bed-and-breakfast in San Cristóbal, Mexico, called the Casa Felipe Flores – and you better book early if you want a room this year. San Cristóbal sits in ...