“As explorer John Lloyd Stephens wrote in “Incidents of Travel in Yucatán” (1843), “It stood in its suit of somber gray.” He and his companion, illustrator Frederick Catherwood, were seeing Uxmal for the first time, an ancient Maya city abandoned a millennium earlier. Their accounts are amongst the few precious sources for understanding the exploration of Uxmal during the 19th century, a time when technology, science and geopolitics were rapidly transforming the world.”
Lydia Leija, Writer
One of the foremost examples of the ancient Maya’s Puuc style architecture is found in Uxmal, about 80 kilometers south of Mérida.
Researcher and Maya historian Dr. Pablo Mumary unveils the first part of his fascinating series on the history of the Maya peoples in Mesoamerica.
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The influencers and townspeople dug up dozens of vases, pots and a tiny, intricate gold mask — items they hope the government will allow the community to keep.
