Trust us when we tell you that most towns located within 30 minutes of a border crossing are best seen in your rear view mirror. But San Ignacio has more than its share of Caribbean charm (festive colors, wooden bungalow architecture, creole accents, a languid pace) and it makes a great base camp for archaeological adventures in the area. Here's what to do and where to sleep (no matter your budget) around San Ignacio. [...]
Mayan ceremonial sites, human remains, and mysterious superstitions lie deep inside the Actun Tunichil Muknal ATM Cave in Belize.
Our fast facts guide covering travel to more than 100 archaeological sites in the Americas including Mayan, Aztec, Zapotec, Olmec, Anasazi, and Incan sites.
Tapachula, Mexico surprises with a female forward boutique hotel and the Mayan archaeological site of Izapa and its possible links to the Mayan calendar.
Revolutionary signs and murals that make it clear that the spirit of the Zapatista movement, which peaked in the 1990s, is still alive in indigenous villages throughout Chiapas, Mexico.
Inside a sacred Lacandon ceremony in Chiapas, Mexico, to honor and re-bury the founders of Na Bolom in the remote jungle village of Naha.
The Lacandon people invite us to their villages in Chiapas, Mexico where their jungle and their culture are slowly disappearing.
The Toniná archaeological site in Mexico is home to what experts believe are some of the most recent Long Count Mayan calendar inscriptions and much more.
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