His tomb, found by Mexican archeologists in 1952, lies at the bottom of a set of steps leading 80 feet down from the top of the temple. Contemporary with Palenque and Tikal, Uxmal is an ...

Tomb of Hasaw Chan K’awil ... This is the ancient city of Tikal. 1300 years ago it would have been called 'Yax Mutal' and was home to thousands of Maya people. Image caption, This is the ...