Merida, Mexico – Mexican archeologists have discovered near this colonial-era city a 2,500-year-old court used for the ball game that played a central role in the religion and royal ceremonies ...

Storm hits Haiti as earthquake death toll rises 07:10. Hurricane Grace struck Mexico's Caribbean coast just south of the ancient Mayan temples of Tulum early Thursday, pushing a dangerous storm surge.

Mayan Merida / `Lost' civilization is at heart of modern life in Yucatan's splendid colonial capital By Christine Delsol , DEPUTY TRAVEL EDITOR May 6, 2001 Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

The 40 villas at Chablé Resort, near Merida, Mexico offer niceties like private pools, verandas, hammocks and artisan furniture. (Michael Hiller / Special Contributor) The spa ...

The site, called Xiol, has features of the Mayan Puuc style of architecture, archaeologists said, which is common in the southern Yucatan Peninsula but rare near Merida. "We think more than 4,000 ...

Hurricane Grace struck Mexico’s Caribbean coast just south of the ancient Mayan temples of Tulum on Thursday, tearing the roofs off some homes, knocking out power to thousands and keeping ...

The Mayan Empire: remind me where it is. In its heyday, the Mayan empire covered the whole of south-eastern Mexico – an area that extends west almost as far as Oaxaca – plus northern Guatemala ...

MEXICO:Mexican archaeologists have discovered a maze of stone temples in underground caves, some submerged in water and containing human bones, which ancient Mayans believed was a portal where ...

The Mayan Empire: remind me where it is. In its heyday, the Mayan empire covered the whole of south-eastern Mexico – an area that extends west almost as far as Oaxaca – plus northern Guatemala ...