Archaeologists are attempting to find out if there is more to the 1000-year-old structure than meets the eye, with a hi-tech survey of the World Heritage site. National Geographic reports the team of ...

Scientists have found a second pyramid hidden deep within the Kukulkan pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in Mexico. Researchers announced the discovery Wednesday of a pyramid 10 meters tall ...

MEXICO CITY – Mexican experts have discovered that the main pyramid at Mexico's Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza was at least partially built atop a subterranean river. Experts from Mexico's National ...

On Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is the ancient Maya city of Chichen Itza. Its history reaches back over a thousand years, but it stands in ruins now, long abandoned. That does nothing to reduce the ...

FILE - The step pyramid of Kukulcan stands in Chichén Itzá, a complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Hundreds of handicraft vendors in southern Mexico blocked ...

It is a towering testament to a long dead civilisation and has fascinated archaeologists for more than 150 years, but one of the most famous Mayan pyramids has been hiding a secret beneath its mighty ...

The 155 ceramic braziers and incense burners bear the likeness of Tlaloc, the rain god of central Mexico Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

Occurred on August 24, 2025 / Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico Info from Licensor: "When you clap at the base of the Kukulkan Temple, the sound bounces off the pyramid’s steps and comes back as the call ...

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