This altar, which was buried under the jungle floor for centuries, reveals a complex picture of Maya life during a turbulent period marked by interaction with the mighty Teotihuacan civilization.

The highest treehouse in the world’s largest rainforest, Alta soars 110 feet above the jungle floor, erected atop two trees that intertwine—an ancient white quinella and a massive strangler fig.

Great elephant stretching! Let’s pretend to be a snake slithering all the way down to the jungle floor. Start by rolling your head forward and keep rolling into your shoulders before bending and ...