Maya culture never really collapsed. It simply adapted to changing circumstances, writes Dr. Pablo Mumary.

Every culture has an origin story. Many Latinos can trace their cultural roots to an epic poem that was passed down in Central America for over a millennium — but this rich, important history has been ...

Acrobats from a Mexican theater company perform “Mortal Leap into Xib’alb’a,” which reinterprets a myth from a sacred Mayan book about creation and the journey to the underworld. The Associated Press ...

An acrobat from a Mexican theater company performs the show titled "Mortal Leap into Xibalba," which reinterprets a myth from a sacred Mayan book about creation and the journey to the underworld, in ...

Inside a ruined pyramid in the Guatemalan jungle, archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known Maya painting, a brightly colored 30-foot-long mural depicting the Maya creation myth and the ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican artistic director Jorge Díaz used to have a unique selection of bedtime stories for his son. Setting aside well-known books like “Pinocchio,” they read tales closer to home.