Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Jade Skirt: Us Maya have really healthy diets. As well as the maize, beans and squash we grow to eat, we also ...

For millennia, the Maya people of Guatemala have been practising a unique agricultural system that fuses sustainability, climate resilience and environmental preservation. Based on the ...

So, what was the ancient Maya's secret? How has their famous architecture withstood the ravages of time? Recent research is shedding light on the techniques their builders used and revealing the ...

Some newly discovered areas are Maya fields and farming villages, which offer insight about ancient rural life, Canuto said, while others once sported “dense populations.” In 2018, Canuto and ...