The enormous city-state of Tikal, whose towering temples still stand in the jungle, battled for centuries with the Kaanul dynasty for dominance of the Maya world. Far to the north in Mexico ...

From carefully reconstructed sites like Chichen Itza to the wild, jungle-clad pyramids and ceremonial temples of Calakmul, these are the ancient Maya ruins not to miss in southern Mexico.

The ancient circular structure at the archaeological site of El Tigre, Campeche state, Mexico. The structure likely supported a temple dedicated to the Maya deity Kukulcán. The ancient circular ...

A huge Mayan settlement hidden underneath a jungle in Mexico has been discovered by researchers. Numerous temples ... of the largest and most powerful ancient cities ever uncovered in the Maya ...

Only the outline, steps and column bases remain from this nearly 2,400-year-old temple. READ MORE: Ancient lost city 'older than anything we know' discovered in Amazon jungle Pictures reveal ...

In Cambodia, the real-life equivalent of Temple Run can be vividly imagined at ancient temples surrounded by dense jungle. Though there isn’t an official "Temple Run" event at these sites, the leisure ...