During the 8th century CE, warfare and failing agriculture forced Maya people to move north, to hotter, drier Yucatán. Because of its freshwater access, Chichen Itza became the most powerful Maya city, with nearly 50,000 citizens at its...

In which John Green teaches you about water! So, we talk about resources a lot on Crash Course, and today is no exception. It turns out people can't live without water, which means it's absolutely necessary for civilization. Today John...

Mexico's vast capital — Ciudad de México, among the largest cities in the Americas — is under threat from a severe water crisis and vulnerable to disasters like earthquakes. Learn how this city developed and the successes and struggles...

Yucatan, Mexico:"We head to Yucatan, the land where the ancient Mayans flourished to visit its majestic pyramids and discover this ancient civilization."

How to Topple an Empire with 600 Guys | The Life & Times of Hernan Cortes

Hurricane Michael was a late-season storm in 2018 that grew to become the most powerful hurricane on record to hit the central Florida Panhandle. After landfall as a Category 4 storm, it remained a major hurricane, moving into Georgia....

Alejandra Cabrera is a professor at Paccioli Xalapa University in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.

Ancient Meso-American civilizations of the Mayans and Aztecs likely amplified droughts in the Yucatan and southern Mexico by clearing rainforests to make room for pastures and farmland.<b<b<br/>r/>r/>

Archeologists have used laser scanning to chart an ancient 100 km-long Mayan highway built 13 centuries ago. <br/>

Watch the fascinating story of the deadliest warrior in the Spanish Conquistadors - Hernon Cortes. The man responisble for the massacre and decline of the Regional Empire. Highlighting the strategies developed to over power and creating...

Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities and it was likely to have been one of the mythical great cities, or Tollans, referred to in later Mesoamerican literature. The city may have had the most diverse population in the Maya...