The city of "Los Abuelos" takes its name from two human-like sculptures of an "ancestral couple" found at the site.

Venture beyond Guatemala’s famed Maya ruins at Tikal ... like the one I come across by chance on a small private island in Lake Petén Itzá, far from the capital in the country’s wild north.

The ancient city named “Los Abuelos” – Spanish for “The Grandparents” – once stood about 21km from the archaeological site of Uaxactun in Guatemala’s northern Peten department ...

Known for the conical volcanoes and Maya villages around its shores, Lake Atitlán showcases Guatemala's dramatic nature and cultural heritage — two of the country's main draws. Located between ...

"More than 100 years passed in which the northern part of Guatemala was totally outside ... inside a seven-square-kilometer area near Lake Peten Itza. Among partially exposed structures at the ...