The author gives a very detailed and interesting description of the Mayan city of Chichen Itza in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. He emphasizes the extremes of Mayan culture, from their advanced knowledge of astronomy and mathematics to...

This Smithsonian website looks at the Maya of today in the Chiapas region of Mexico with a brief overview of their history.

Looks at the art and culture of the Maya civilization including history, forms of art, recent discoveries, and some art lessons. There is also a lengthy list of web resource links.

The Maya in Guatemala are becoming more politically involved in government. This issue explains why, and discusses the results of such a step.

Several PDF reports offered at this site offer insights to the sequence of construction by various cultural groups. Very descriptive details of each step of the excavation process and photographs are provided.

This lesson plan is for cooperative learning groups. This lesson plan will take place in the classroom and the computer lab. Middle schoolers will create PowerPoints on the early Americas civilizations of the Hohokam, Anasazi,...

A basic, illustrated description of the math system developed by the Mayans. Includes a paragraph comparing the Mayan system favorably with the Roman numeral system of the same time.

While brief, this simple explanation of the Mayan calendar may clarify for some how its two cycles work together.

A collection of lesson plans with background information on ancient civilizations in the Americas. Includes topics such as Aztec and Mayan mythology, Hispanic influence, religious practices, artwork, and artifacts. The materials were...

A large amateur collection of pages on all the major areas of Maya life and culture.

Mayan art is mixed in with general information in this two-page article.

Description of the region of the Yucatan Peninsula giving information on the climate, location, and history of the area.

Comprehensive discussion of what the discovery of stairway steps adds to history of the site and the culture. Writings on steps give new insights to Myan politics, trade, war, and the collapse of the civilization.

Inventories of ceramic materials and architectural similarities indicate that some urban centers may be socially and politically connected while others are not. Study confirms a water route from New River drainage area to Belize may have...

After researching ancient and contemporary Mayan culture, students each write and illustrate a page to add to a class alphabet book.

Explore the ancient Mayan city of Uxmal.

In this fourth unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about and present information about the art, music, and literature of a Spanish-speaking country in Central America or the Caribbean. They also develop vocabulary...

This article for tourists visiting the Mayan and Toltec city of Chichen Itza features information about the site's access and history.

What a rich history Guatemala has. Study it on this Global Exchange page, from the Maya civilization to the conquest of Spain, to the independence of the nation and its civil war.

This page from the California State University entitled, "Who else in the world was prepared to discover and seek the fortunes of the seas?" describes ships built by these civilizations and explains their reasoning for not joining the...