Unlike other Mayan ruins, Cobá’s large network of ancient ... which is the tallest pyramid in the Yucatan peninsula at 137 ft ...

The first real awakening of outside in Yucatan and Guatemala came with the ... We are as certain that there are in this strip important Maya ruins unvisited by archaeologists as men can be certain ...

The discovery was made by the Gran Acuifero Maya, a project dedicated to the study and preservation of the underground water systems of the Yucatan peninsula. In addition to being a significant ...

A lawyer ostensibly on a mission for the U.S. State Department, Stephens, in 1839, went in search of Mayan ruins, which were then all but unknown. He was accompanied by architect Frederick ...

After the 13th century no major monuments seem to have been constructed at Chichen-Itza and the city rapidly declined after around 1440 A.D. The ruins were not excavated ... vestige of the Maya-Toltec ...

If you're on a Mayan history kick, you should check out the small site at Cobá, about 30 miles northwest of Tulum. Cobá doesn't feature the restored, pristine sites of Tulum, nor does it sit ...

a Yucatan-style braised pork with tangy orange, achiote sauce, white rice, black beans, pickled red onions, habanero salsa and served with house-made corn tortilla, at Meso Maya Comida y Copas on ...