Hundreds of Mayan artifacts have been found underwater in a Guatemalan lake, according to the Daily Mail. Among the trove of ...

or cenote, had acted as a sacred sundial and timekeeper for the ancient Maya on the two days of the year, May 23 and July 19, when the sun reaches its zenith. At that moment it is vertically ...

The Yucatán Peninsula is home to thousands of cenotes, each with its own unique features and characteristics. To the ancient Maya, cenotes were much more than water sources. They were considered ...

The settlement’s name means “place where water is collected,” and it sits near a lake and cenote, officials said ... more residential structures. Ancient Maya communities lived at X ...

The discovery of altars and cenotes is common in the Yucatan Peninsula. (INAH). The cave is composed of dry areas and others have the presence of shallow water, in an area of 800 m², the Mayans ...

Some cenotes acquired particular religious significance ... The cave is filled with hundreds of monumental relics from the ancient Mayan civilisation. A group of divers have connected two ...

There are two different tours you can book here – an "Ancient Traditions" tour that ... opportunity to learn more about the role of cenotes in Mayan culture. However, some were disappointed ...

Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement ... which sits near a waterhole, or cenote, and includes between 35 to 40 structures.