If you're traveling to Cancun and the Rivera Maya for a family vacation, try these 7 things to do with kids, including swimming in cenotes and eating tacos.

Grab a golf cart and hit the road to explore beyond tiny San Pedro's three main streets, heading for the island's untamed, ...

Choosing between Costa Rica and Belize can feel like picking a favorite child. Both Central American gems pack stunning ...

From all-inclusive resorts to under-the-radar coastal towns, these beach vacation winners from Good Housekeeping's 2026 ...

Starting from an island in Mexico, the teams have to reach the northernmost point of South America in a monumental race ...

There are hundreds of caves in Belize that served as portals to what the Maya called Xibalba—home to ancient death gods, rituals, and extraordinary relics left behind. Accessible only by kayak or ...

In a recent study by Dr. Heather McKillop and Dr. E. Cory Sills, a complete Late Classic Maya residential compound discovered preserved in mangrove peat below the sea floor of the Punta Ycacos Lagoon ...

There are tens of thousands of Mayan descendants in Belize. They’re fighting for the survival of their traditions. Maria Garcia, for example, preserves Mayan knowledge of medicinal plants. But the ...

There are tens of thousands of Mayan descendants in Belize. They’re fighting for the survival of their traditions. Maria Garcia, for example, preserves Mayan knowledge of medicinal plants. It's the ...

A movement is underway to make pok-ta-pok, the world’s oldest team ballgame, the national sport Robin Catalano The pok-ta-pok revival began in Mexico in the mid-1900s, but it only picked up steam over ...

In a recent study published in the journal Ancient Mesoamerica, Dr. Dean Arnold and his colleagues, Joseph Ball, Laure Dussubieux, and Jennifer Tachek, examined 17 samples of Maya Blue from pottery ...

A team of archaeologists excavating the ancient Maya city of Caracol discovered the tomb of its first ruler, which contained pottery, jadeite jewelry and a rare death mask In C.E. 331, Te K’ab Chaak ...