Over time, cinnabar washed away from rainfall and seeped into the surrounding soil and water. But while a contaminant like ...

Her landmark book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was among the first 20th-century autobiographies of a Black woman to reach a wide readership.

New research on the ancient Maya city of Ucanal in northern Guatemala reveals that its engineers maintained biologically clean drinking water for nearly 1,500 years, an extraordinary achievement in a ...

In this month of March that belongs to women the world over it is good to look at the versatile art practice of Maya Burman ...

Along Mexico’s Riviera Maya, where turquoise Caribbean waters meet lush mangrove forests and ancient Mayan coastline, Tulum has evolved into one of the world’s most distinctive luxury destinations.

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today. The ruins of the ...

Astrologer Lisa Stardust shares her insights on the Mayan system and how it captures the energy you were born into Getty If you think your birth chart says a lot about you, wait until you meet your ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Acrobats from a Mexican theater company perform the show titled "Mortal Leap into Xibalba," which ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican artistic director Jorge Díaz used to have a unique selection of bedtime stories for his son. Setting aside well-known books like “Pinocchio,” they read tales closer to home.