Mexico Mayan site fears becoming victim of success
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Mexico&#39;s most famous Mayan ruins, at Chichen Itza, could become a victim of their own success if they are named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in a global competition.
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FELIPE CARRILLO PUERTO, Mexico  - In a land of  pyramids and jungle temples, one of Mexico's most curious and  elusive artifacts is an old wooden cross said to have spoken to  Mayan Indians and roused them to rebellion.
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Mel Gibson's new movie "Apocalypto" drew several good early reviews on Friday from critics who cautioned the thriller set against the end of an ancient Mayan civilization is also extremely violent.
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CUATRO CI&#xC9;NEGAS, Mexico -- Dairy farming is endangering an ancient oasis in the Great Chihuahuan Desert that scientists say can help them understand earth's beginnings, global warming, and the chances of life on Mars.
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Mel Gibson's movie puts a fictional face on the collapse of the Maya Empire. Now see what the civilization really looked like, according to National Geographic artists and ancient murals.
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An exhibit in Guatemala City is trying to prompt a long-overdue national dialogue between the country's dominant nonindigenous population and the Maya.
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Identifying human remains found in the disaster zone grows trickier.
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Within a few decades, pollution could erase thousand-year-old stone carvings at one of Mexico's most important archaeological sites, a new study shows
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The reasons why Rigoberta Menchu, the first indigenous presidential candidate in Guatemala, lost nationwide elections on Sunday are as complex as the Mayans themselves.
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Mexican archaeologists have found what may be the most significant Aztec ruin in decades, with the unearthing of an altar and a monolith in the busy heart of Mexico City, Mayor Alejandro Encinas said on Wednesday.
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The Acropolis in Athens and Mexico's  Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza are among the leaders in a  competition, ending in one month, to choose the New Seven  Wonders of the World, the organizers said on Thursday.
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ALI JEGK, Arizona  - Members of a traditional Indian nation spanning the Arizona-Mexico border are complaining that work to put up a new barrier to secure the border has desecrated an ancient burial ground.
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Mass human death rituals, hidden jungle clans, stone killing columns&#8212;much of Mel Gibson movie rings false to at least one Maya expert.
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The Southern Ute tribeâs reservation in Colorado sits on a rich deposit of methane gas, which has allowed it to become an energy powerhouse. Yet some are wary of the tribeâs newfound clout.
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By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--It's not often that a pipeline project spawns an archaeological dig.
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Blog: Mexico's Iguala Valley saw farming spread during Earth's warming after the last Ice Age.
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By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA  GUATEMALA CITY - Mayan priests will purify a sacred archaeological site to eliminate "bad spirits" after President Bush visits next week, an official with close ties to the group said Thursday.