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Google is adding interactive images of dozens of pre-Hispanic ruins to the "Street View" feature on its Google Maps website.Google Mexico and Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History announced Thursday that 30 sites have been added to Street View, and dozens more will be coming online this year. The eventual goal is 90 sites.The feature allows users to click on map locations to obtain 360-degree, interactive images composed of millions of photos taken at street level by specially equipped vehicles. Google uses a special, three-wheeled bicycle to generate images of the Mexican sites, many of which don't have paved areas.The sites already online include Chichen Itza, Teotihuacan and Monte Alban....
On the Rivera Maya coast of Mexico's Yucutan Peninsula, Playa del Carmen is quickly growing as a popular tourist destination, stealing thunder from its nearby neighb...
It is a fact that the Maya calendar will end on December 21, 2012. But will that spell the end of the world?
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The celebration of the cosmic dawn began with a fumbling of the sacred fire meant to honor Friday's end of the Mayan long count calendar.Gabriel Lemus, the white-hai...
The clock is ticking down to Dec. 21, the supposed end of the Mayan calendar, and from China to California to Mexico, thousands are getting ready for what they think...
Looking for something besides yet another trip to the beach for your next vacation? From cooking lessons in the hills of Tuscany to snorkeling the waters off Belize,...
Cancun is famous for luxurious mega-resorts, laid-back locals, and a backyard full of ancient Mayan ruins, but make no mistake—most people go for the glorious beach....
Tropical Storm Ernesto headed into Mexico's southern Gulf coast Thursday as authorities in the flood-prone region prepared shelters, army troops and rescue personnel...
A newly discovered Mayan text reveals the "end date" for the Mayan calendar, becoming only the second known document to do so. But unlike some modern people, ancient...
Tropical Storm Ernesto neared a collision with Mexico's flood-prone southern Gulf coast Thursday after hurling rain across the Yucatan Peninsula but causing little m...
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Sure, a week holed up in a beach bungalow or a romantic jaunt to the City of Lights is a nice way to spend one's honeymoon. But we'd argue it can be a bit cliché, an...
Ceremonial fires burned and conches sounded off as dawn broke over the steps of the main pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza Friday, making what many believe ...
Sometimes a one-week vacation just isn't enough. From a safari journey around Africa to an extensive cross-country tour of the U.S., we've rounded up eight grand tou...
Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the socie...
The mere name Cancun conjures of images of Girls Gone Wild, wet-t-shirt contests and tequila shots. Those who haven't visited Cancun—located on the Caribbean ocean i...
Belize is rich in history and beauty, with Mayan temples, lush rainforests, uncrowded beaches and ample adventure activities perfect for spring breakers like zip lin...
Tens of thousands of U.S. college students are flooding into the Mexican city of Cancun, where officials have stepped up patrols of marines, soldiers and special tou...
Let's not kid ourselves.None of us want to wait until summer for some fun in the sun. We all could use some rest and relaxation right about now, whether your family'...