Archaeologists using an old map of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula have ... nearly 7,000 previously undiscovered structures, including pyramids like those found elsewhere in Central America.

They developed a complex calendar system ... pyramids, temples, and plazas. At its height, the ancient Maya civilisation comprised 40 cities across Central America, spanning southern Mexico ...

In a biological preserve in Mexico’s Campeche State, a team of archaeologists has documented pyramids, palaces, a ball court and other remains of an ancient city they call Ocomtún. By Alan ...