Fearful of losing their culture and land, ethnic Maya people in Guatemala — who have faced centuries of discrimination themselves — drove out a group of 230 ultra-Orthodox Jews, experts say. The ...

This video shows a towering ancient Maya temple at Tikal in Guatemala, featuring a long, steep stone staircase rising toward ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists in Guatemala have discovered "the first freeway system in the world," The Washington Post reports. Archaeologists have ...

Towering above the rainforest in northern Guatemala, Tikal's temples have survived for more than a thousand years in a region marked by heavy rainfall, dense vegetation and recurring earthquakes.

The Teotihuacan altar was found in what used to be a house in an elite residential complex at Tikal in Guatemala, situated in the jungle near the Mexico border ...

For first-time visitors to the heart of Central America, Guatemala can feel like multiple trips in one. Smoke plumes from volcanoes along the Pacific. Lush forests engulf the north. And in the ...

“In 300 BC, when they reached their first peak, they already had quite complex urban planning, and had already solved — in some way — their whole subsistence system to sustain large numbers of people.

Researchers are still puzzling through what happened to the ancient Maya civilization, which mysteriously dwindled. New ...

Television may lead us to believe archaeologists lead thrilling lives, crashing through ancient temples and uncovering dinosaur bones à la Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park. In reality, their work is ...

A short flight from Guatemala City to Flores puts travelers within reach of Tikal. Staying on Lake Petén Itzá turns the trip into a slower journey through jungle, villages and Maya history. This voice ...

Scientists in Guatemala have discovered "the first freeway system in the world," The Washington Post reports. In an interview with the Post, researchers from a joint US-Guatemalan archaeological study ...