Mexico is seeking compensation from US YouTuber MrBeast and a production company, accusing them of exploiting the nation’s ancient pyramids for commercial gain. The video “I Explored 2000 Year Old Ancient Temples” shows the influencer and his team exploring ancient Mayan cities, with a permit from local authorities. But in one part of the video,…
A new Mayan city, lost in the dense jungle of southern Mexico for centuries, has been discovered from the computer of a PhD student hundreds of miles away. This is the story of how he did it. The settlement, named Valeriana after a nearby freshwater lagoon, has all the characteristics of a classic Maya political…
A Mayan city lost in the dense jungle of southern Mexico has been revealed. The discovery occurred in the southeastern state of Campeche, and archaeologists have named it Valeriana, after a nearby freshwater lagoon. “The larger of Valeriana’s two monumental precincts has all the hallmarks of a classic Mayan political capital: enclosed plazas connected by…
