The altar stands in the courtyard of what was once a wealthy, influential person’s home in Tikal. At just over 1 meter tall, ...

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"A Voice Came Down the Mountain" tells of Winckler's encounter with "Capitána Ana" at a hideout on a volcano named Atitlán, near a lake of legendary beauty, high in the Sierre Madre de Chiapas range ...

Tikal is a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of Guatemala—far flung from Mexico’s ancient city of Teotihuacan. The ...

The people of El Salvador lived in fear of gangs for decades. Then President Nayib Bukele decided enough was enough. What ...

While carrying out excavations at Tikal National Park in Guatemala — what was once the center of the Maya civilization — ...

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it ...

Tikal, one of the most powerful Maya city-states, became a rival in this network. Previous discoveries — such as the famous ...

With pristine national parks, glorious coastline and rich indigenous culture and history, what’s not to love about Central ...

Souvenir shops in Horry County, SC brace for price hikes as tariffs on China threaten to double the prices of souvenirs, ...

Brazilian researchers are using laser technology to unearth a lost Portuguese colony and challenge long-held beliefs about human settlement in the Amazon.