The remains of a Maya city that dates back nearly 3,000 years has been found in northern Guatemala, and its name holds a ...

Archaeologists working in the dense jungles of northern Guatemala have uncovered the remains of an ancient Maya city that ...

AN ANCIENT Mayan city has been discovered by archaeologists in northern Guatemala, offering fresh insights into the historic ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,000 years old in northern Guatemala, with pyramids and ...

But other relics wound up in much smaller collections — like the one I come across by chance on a small private island in Lake Petén Itzá, far from the capital in the country’s wild north.

This Vibrant Colonial City Is in a Volcanic Hot Spot This Vibrant Colonial City Is in a Volcanic Hot Spot Explore the Maya ruins of Guatemala's Petén department Explore the Maya ruins of ...

An abandoned Mayan city in northern Guatemala is the subject of today’s geo-quiz. Its name is derived from the millions of bats that live there. Aaron Schachter learns more about the city and its bats ...

The region’s largest oil reserves pass from southern Mexico through the Petén department and into Belize, making Laguna del Tigre National Park an ideal focus of development, some ...

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On June 25, Guatemalan Army personnel found coca crops and a lab in a hard-to-reach jungle area of Petén, Guatemala’s northernmost department, the Army said on Twitter. The discovery was made ...