Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement. Archaeologists knew of the site since the 1980s but hadn’t tried mapping it — until recently.

Historically, the bigger threats to the rainforest — and its archaeology — have been logging and looting. Coffee was once believed to be bad for our health, but research suggests it can ...

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

Maya farming was successful because of the accurate ... Raised roads called sacbeob were built in the rainforest to make travelling easier. When it rained it could be difficult to travel through ...