Tag: Maya
Grad student uncovers colossal ancient Maya mask in Yucatán
A rare and giant stucco mask left by a long-gone Maya community was found at the archaeological site of Ucanha in the municipality of...
New findings shed light on ancient Maya royal house
New research identifies inscriptions found at Chichen Itza as referring to individuals belonging to the royal house of Cocom, a common surname to this...
6 Mayan pyramids found this year in Yucatan
The National Institute of Anthropology and History so far in 2020 has discovered the ruins of six Mayan pyramids in five of Yucatan's municipalities.
According...
Sunken Mayan slave ship found off Sisal coast
Off the Yucatan coast, archaeologists identified the remains of a ship that carried Mayan people into virtual slavery in the 19th century, the first...
Pork processing company doesn’t deserve award, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace Mexico has openly questioned an environmental award accepted by a pork processing conglomerate in Yucatan.
The Yucatecan Entrepreneurship Foundation (Feyac) recognized Grupo Porcícola Mexicana...
Public project meant to improve profits for beekeepers in Yucatan
Temozón, Yucatan — President Andrés Manuel López and Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal will promote the construction of a honey distribution center, which will also...
‘Maya steamroller,’ which helped build ancient highways, is being restored
Restoration work has begun on a "Mayan steamroller" that helped pave pre-Hispanic mega highways more than 1,200 years ago.
Looters are raiding treasures in the Mayan city of X’baatún
A Spanish archeologist is calling on authorities to protect a ancient Mayan city from looters, who have been making off with pre-Hispanic treasures.
Carmen Vareal...
Los Trompos joins with indigenous artisan farmers to offer blue corn...
Merida, Yucatan — The Los Trompos restaurant chain has assumed the role of “corn ambassador” by working with the nonprofit group Traspatio Maya and...
Yucatan government must communicate in Mayan language under new proposal
Merida, Yucatan — Citizens have a right to be addressed in their native tongue.
That's the idea behind a measure presented to Yucatan lawmakers requiring...
The most beautiful Mayan words in the Spanish language
Mayaisms add poetry to everyday conversation
Misreading the story of climate change and the Maya
Maya civilization didn't end when it mysteriously 'collapsed,' as over 6 million Maya living today will attest.
Newly found hieroglyphics contain clues to breakdown of Maya civilization
Text written during a period of instability gives an eyewitness account of Maya warfare.
Ancient Maya farms found in Yucatan Peninsula wetlands
The ancient Maya grew surplus crops to support an active trade with neighbors up and down the Yucatan Peninsula, said archaeologists with the University...
University site investigated for ancient Mayan remains
Mexico's new university in Ticul won't get very far until some possible Mayan remains or artifacts at the site are sorted out.
Spring Equinox in Mexico brings out thousands seeking New Age energy
It was a fine day for a Spring Equinox in Merida.
Thousands flocked to Yucatan's ancient pyramids Thursday to soak up the rays of the...
Mundo Maya museum plans for big rebound
Work began after the fall election, when new state appointees deemed the huge complex a white elephant, lacking revenue-making programs.
Mayan language could disappear in 30 years, researcher warns
One in three Yucatecans — about 575,700 people — speak Mayan. But Yucatan's mother tongue is not often enough handed down to the next generation.
U.S. Senator discovers traces of Yucatan in his roots
Cuban-American U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio learned about his Yucatecan lineage on a recent episode of the PBS program, “Finding Your Roots.”
The Florida politician's...
Portraits capture the dreams that haunted Pedro Tec
In the darkest moments of his life, Pedro found a series of characters in his dreams.
Mayan elites lived with Aztecs, north of Mexico City, evidence shows
Some Mayan elite resided far from Mayaland, in the pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan, northeast of Mexico City.
New museum in Centro celebrates Yucatan’s culinary customs
In Merida's historical center, a new museum demonstrates the ancient ways of the Yucatan kitchen.
A replica of a small Mayan village is open to...
2,300-year-old Mayan ceremonial site found in Yucatan
Múusench'een dates from the middle-upper Preclassic period, or around 300 BC.
Resistance to solar projects bodes badly for fast-tracking Mayan Train
Indigenous communities are resisting rapid development of $1.1 billion of wind and solar panel farms. What does this mean for the Mayan Train project?
