The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient Mesoamerican people.

The Maya civilization, one of the most sophisticated pre-Columbian cultures, flourished across present-day Mexico, Guatemala, ...

The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.

Cacao ceremonies are showing up at yoga studios, meditation centers and sound baths. Here's the story behind this growing ...

Orion Nebula: Believed to be the cosmic fire of creation by the Maya of Mesoamerica, Messier 42 blazes brightly in the constellation Orion. This stellar nursery, is only 1,500 light-years away ...

The difficulty of the procedure led to a shift, and cochinita pibil is cooked now mainly in the oven or steamed, which is what they do at Meso Maya. “We marinate the pork for 12 hours with ...

The Great Nicobar Megaproject threatens to destroy 10 million trees and disrupt the lives of the indigenous Nicobarese people. Once tsunami survivors, they now face another disaster—mass deforestation ...

The pyramids of Giza in Egypt seem to hide several secrets, as new discoveries seem to reinforce the idea of a "subterranean city". The Daily Mail indicates that Italian researcher ...

The common thread among cultures and modern beliefs is the power of renewal—whether that means spiritual growth, fresh ...

The figurines were discovered in a largely unexcavated site in El Salvador. Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by ...

This is the shocking moment a German tourist was beaten up by irate locals after he climbed a sacred Mayan temple in Mexico .