What had once been the thriving urban centre of an ancient trade capital was eerily quiet now, except for the occasional squawk of birds hidden high in the treetops. The view from the top of the main ...

As the blazing Belizian sun shone down on the ancient Mayan city of Altun Ha, my husband and I huffed and puffed our way up the steep uneven steps leading to the pinnacle of the Temple of the Sun God.

This popular Maya site, speckled with tombs, pyramids and temples, served as a trading nexus during the Maya Empire's Classic Period (A.D. 250 to 900). Altun Ha – meaning "Rockstone Pond" in Yucatec ...