And yet El Tren Maya is just the latest example of how government-sponsored tourism has fundamentally transformed Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. On one side of the tracks is dense, green foliage; on the ...

It's far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least — Friday.

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The Feathered Serpent Quetzalcoatl battled through the cotton-candy cloud, ripping at its billowing corners with razor-sharp talons. He'd been coming here for more than a thousand years, his shadow ...

A woman visiting Egypt found herself overwhelmed inside one of the world’s most famous ancient structures, capturing the moment in a social-media video that has since gathered growing attention online ...

A protected monument that has stood for a thousand years, the Kukulkán pyramid, may still hold sealed spaces no one has seen, and researchers are preparing to learn what lies inside without disturbing ...

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Any city or landmark could be on a traveler's bucket list, but it's hard to top the Seven Wonders of the World. These sites showcase the splendor of the Earth and the cultures that have called it home ...

The new pyramid is the picture of the Make America Healthy Again movement, prioritizing whole foods, proteins and fats. By Alice Callahan The Trump administration released new dietary guidelines on ...

The Department of Agriculture has released a new set of dietary guidelines, and it includes a food pyramid that looks very different from the one you probably remember. Championing protein and healthy ...

An international team of archaeologists, physicists, and engineers is preparing to investigate what may lie hidden inside one of the most famous Maya monuments. Later this year, researchers will use ...