Dogs were both revered and feared in many Mesoamerican cultures, but today, thousands of dogs live in these areas as strays ...

The idea that the Maya calendar “reset” in 2012 and took the world with it was always a projection of modern anxiety, not an ancient prophecy. As researchers keep pointing out, the real story is less ...

A Mayan patolli board has been found in Guatemala, embedded in the floor of a house and hidden for 1,500 years.

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

Deep inside the forested region of Campeche, researchers studying laser-based LiDAR data noticed shapes that did not match ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and monuments that point to its significance as an important ceremonial site, the ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have uncovered a Mayan tomb estimated to be from 350 C.E. deep in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, a discovery lead researcher Francisco Estrada-Belli has described as akin to ...

On Monday, the Mayan Theater announced that it will close at the end of September, after operating for 35 years as a nightclub and music venue. The building, unmistakably decorated with brass-relief ...

George Lopez and his daughter, Mayan, created a sitcom together Nicole Weingart/NBC/Getty George Lopez's daughter Mayan Lopez is following in his comedic footsteps. The stand-up star welcomed his ...