Maya people in the Yucatán Peninsula have prepared it this way since at least 400 AD. But people have abandoned these traditions, swapping pibs for modern stoves. More from Still Standing ...

Over the years people moved from villages to modern cities, making it difficult ... started to destroy the Maya cities and people. The Spanish were armed with artillery, steel swords and muskets ...

a civilization that later came to dominate the Maya Lowlands in Central America and modern-day southern Mexico. These fish-trapping facilities would have encouraged people to gather and develop ...

Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha, and today a UNESCO World Heritage site, the ruins of Palenque lie in the lush basin of the Usumacinta River in the modern Mexican state of Chiapas.

The food here is “modern Mayan,” and the menu of traditional dishes like xcatic pepper soup, ceviche and turkey marinated in mole, created by chef Ramón Lizaola, is one of the most exciting ...