The site’s highlight is the Nohoch Mul pyramid, which is the tallest pyramid in the Yucatan peninsula at 137 ft (42 m) high.

There are over 4400 ancient Mayan ruins in Central America, with plenty of them located in Mexico and mostly being ...

I was on my own modest search for Chaak. Roaming the Yucatán Peninsula, I was looking for rituals and beliefs held by modern Maya that might help me understand their link to their glorious ancestors.

To make the most of your time on the Yucatán Peninsula, consider signing up for a guided tour. U.S. News selected the top Cancún tours by relying on expert opinion and traveler sentiment.

Yucatán state has been named Ibero-American Capital of Gastronomy 2025 at the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid.

Leilani Osmundson Chichén Itzá is a large Mayan archaeological site and one of the most notable and recognized landmarks on the Yucatán peninsula. The site itself was originally a main hub of ...

The tourist of unknown origin climbed to the top of the majestic building and started dancing, which further angered Mexican and foreign visitors enjoying the day off. An angry mob almost lynched ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended ...

The property is located in the central/southern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula, in southern Mexico. The total area of the extended property is 331,397 ha, surrounded by a buffer zone of 391,788 ha; ...