Discovered in the ruins of Tikal, the altar sheds light on strained relations between the Maya city and Teotihuacán—which was located more than 600 miles away ...

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Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and ...

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A German tourist paid the price for ignoring this proverb when he was arrested by the Mexican authorities after he was seen climbing a sacred Mayan temple ... pyramid by the ancient Mayans ...

Climbing the Mayan civilisation’s ancient pyramids is banned, both to respect the structures and from fear of damaging them. But that didn’t stop two tourists from launching themselves to the ...

a third user said. The Chichen Itza complex, home to the historical site, attracts large crowds of both locals and tourists during the equinox, as the ancient Mayan temple, built over 1,000 years ago, ...

Footage shows security guards pursuing the German tourist up the ancient Mayan temple before he was attacked by member s of the public. Sunday 23 March 2025 08:37, UK Mexico ...

The German tourist was arrested after he illegally scaled the side of the Temple of Kukulcan in Yucatan on March 20 Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...