Each stela depicts a sumptuously bedecked king, and the monoliths are covered in hieroglyphs ... the oldest known intact Maya mural to date, was discovered in an 80-foot-high pyramid at the ...

The pyramid was too big for the Spanish to destroy, so instead, they built a chapel on its summit and let grass grow over its ... Hardly an inch of it is not covered in ornately worked gold ...

Over 2,000 years ago, in Mexico, the Mayans established the city of Palenque and built the Temple of the Inscriptions, which has been called the greatest Mayan funerary pyramid on Earth.

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. When Ashley Blas was 7 years ...

I learned how to make budín de pan and agua de jamaica. I traveled to Mayan pyramids and swam with whale sharks off the Yucatán Penisula. I memorized the lyrics to one too many Selena songs and ...

Ashley Blas visited her mother's grave for the first time since the funeral. The driver who took her noticed grass covering part of the stone. In... A stranger helps a grieving daughter clean her ...