Newly published research shows just how pervasive mercury—an essential element in the red cinnabar pigment favoured by the Maya—is at the site in Guatemala

The largest contemporary art exhibition in Central America returns to Guatemala with a performance-art specialist at its helm

The discovery, at the ancient site of Ucanal, is believed to reflect a political regime change in the 8th or 9th century

The largest contemporary art exhibition in Central America features more than 130 works at venues in Guatemala City and Antigua

Guatemalan law prohibits the export of such artefacts for exhibition, local culture organisations say

The 13 Mayan objects were handed back in a ceremony in Berlin today

The stelae, on loan from Guatemala, feature life-sized depictions of ancient Indigenous leaders