CHAJUL, Guatemala (Reuters) - In a ramshackle home in Guatemala's rural highlands, farmer and odd job man Lucas Asicona made for an unlikely guardian of ancient Mayan treasures - until he decided to ...

Two mural fragments excavated at San Bartolo in Guatemala that evince the earliest known Mayan calendar record (photograph by Karl Taube; all images courtesy Proyecto Regional Arqueológico San Bartolo ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring “remarkable” architecture, including pyramids and monuments, that shed more light on the ancient ...

Some 2,000 years ago, Maya leaders in the city of San Bartolo entered a temple chamber with vibrant murals depicting supernatural beings and mythical humans painted on its walls. Then they destroyed ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Under the shade of a tent on the National Mall, four vibrant and colorful paintings immediately captured visitors’ attention. Each represented a ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – Mel Gibson dined with Guatemala’s president and admired Mayan murals in the capital’s cultural palace after a weekend jungle visit. The 51-year-old actor-director visited the ...

The spirit of Maya Angelou is taking up residence in Downtown Racine with a mural inspired by the beloved author and activist. The mural was painted by Jane Cascio on the east wall of Littleport ...