Belize may not be the first country to come to mind when you think of famous Mayan archaeological wonders. Sites like Chichén Itzá in Mexico or Tikal in Guatemala often overshadow the incredible ...

The woodsy scent of copal rises into the tropical forest surrounding Xunantunich, an archaeological site in Belize that dates to the Classic period of Maya civilization nearly 2,000 years ago. Near ...

Smoke curled around my body as Maria Garcia, a Yucatec Maya healer, walked around me in circles, swinging a pail of incense. I closed my eyes and inhaled the spicy fragrance — copal resin mixed with ...

On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a whole wetland into a giant network of fish traps big enough to feed thousands of people. We already know ...

GUATEMALA CITY -- The leaders of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize announced on Friday that they were creating a tri-national nature reserve to protect the Mayan rainforest following a meeting during which ...

A Belizean bat scientist is looking to these fuzzy, flying mammals to act as emissaries to galvanize the people of Belize to protect their forests. In Central America, Belize is known for its Mayan ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The leaders of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize announced on Friday that they were creating a tri-national nature reserve to protect the Mayan rain forest following a meeting during ...