Many ancient Mayan city ruins across Central America ... This has to do with Maya construction methods. Maya pyramids were built in stages across many centuries. Many ajaws (a Maya king of a ...

In fact they’re not hills at all but ancient pyramids, left to decay after the collapse of the Maya civilization a millennium ago. The site was a thriving settlement during the Classic Maya ...

Mysteries of the Maya Chichen Itza, located in the Yucatán Peninsula, is not just any archaeological site. It stands as one ...

Buried beneath it, he says, is a pyramid. In 700-800 C.E., the ancient Maya would ascend a stairway to a temple at the pyramid’s top to offer gifts and sacrifices to the kingdom’s patron deity.

The fact that the cenote is directly northwest of the main staircase of El Castillo, the famous central pyramid of Chichén ... and world vision of the ancient Maya of Yucatán.

El Castillo (The Castle), a 98-foot-tall pyramid, dominates the city ... beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya. The three-roomed Templo de las Pinturas has remarkably well ...

Farming was at the centre of ancient Maya life. But these people are also ... In the background, you can see the Pyramid of the Magician. It gets its name from many ancient myths.

Looking for more ways to introduce your class to ancient Maya? In this short video clip, Akbal introduces students to life in the Maya civilisation, including the city's pyramids, buildings and ...