Rather, it is a huge Mayan city consisting of over 6,500 structures with homes, pyramids and land on which ... “Because LiDAR allows us to map large areas very quickly, and at really high ...

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, camels wandered the Sonoran Desert. How they got there, and what happened to ...

Footage shows security guards pursuing the German tourist up the ancient Mayan temple before he was attacked by member s of ...

“Mexico is not that much different from many other places in the world,” says Jack Ezon, founder of New York City-based ...

But the top attraction is Nohoch Mul – the highest Mayan pyramid on the Yucatán Peninsula. (Note that visitors are no longer permitted to climb the pyramid’s steps to the top.) Along with the ...

Museo Maya de Cancún houses archeological pieces from significant historic sites across Mexico. Within its exhibit halls, the museum displays a range of archeological artifacts, many of which ...

To read about a New Kingdom geological map unearthed at the ancient village of Deir el-Medina, go to "Mapping the Past: The Goldmine Papyrus." ...

The Temple of the Inscriptions is the largest pyramid at the ancient Maya site of Palenque. It’s not only rare animals that prowl Chiapas’s rainforest floor — adventurous travellers take to ...

Night - Clear. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 29 °F (-1.7 °C). Sunny with a high of 62 °F (16.7 °C). Winds variable at 3 to 7 mph (4.8 to 11.3 kph). Sunny today with a high of 66 ...

Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can be very useful, and a good telescope or binoculars will enhance some experiences and bring some otherwise ...