While Americans undoubtedly love chocolate, the ancient Mayans considered cacao trees and their fruit to be a gift from the gods. Cacao trees were only grown in sacred groves, the locations of which ...

For as much as modern society worships chocolate, cacao — the plant chocolate comes from — was believed to be even more divine to ancient Mayas. The Maya considered cacao beans to be a gift from the ...

PROVO, UTAH—According to a statement released by Brigham Young University, a team of researchers from Mexico and the United States led by Richard Terry of Brigham Young University has identified the ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today. The ruins of the ...

There are two threads to this story, that will be woven together, but let’s start with the first thread, Maya Lin. We may know Maya from the public recognition she received after winning the public ...