Four archaeoastronomers from leading Mexican research institutions have demonstrated that the famous "descent of Kukulcán" light phenomenon at El Castillo, the great pyramid at Chichén Itzá, is not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This lost Mayan city is a site of astronomical genius and ancient secrets. Of all the Mayan wonders hidden within Mexico's jungles ...

During the equinoxes, when the sun aligns directly over the equator, day and night are approximately equal in length. Around March 21st in spring and September 22nd in autumn, thousands of visitors ...

Some of the most incredible pyramids still in existence are not, as many people erroneously think, in Egypt, but are in South America where they continue to fascinate astronomers, archaeologists and ...

Chichen Itza, on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, is dominated by grey limestone that was cut by hand and moved without any wheels. Once home to 30,000 people, Chichen Itza was the last major city ...

This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples have left their mark on the city. The Maya and Toltec ...