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Ancient Maya City Valeriana Discovered in Mexico with Over 6,600 Structures
Researchers have discovered the ancient Maya city of Valeriana in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula using lidar technology. This city, located in east-central Campeche, includes over 6,600 structures, such as temple pyramids and plazas, dating back to the Classic period (250-900 AD). The team, led by archaeologist Luke Auld-Thomas, repurposed existing li...
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5 Argentine Tourists Among 6 Killed In Road Crash In Mexico
Five Argentine tourists were killed in Mexico on Sunday when their vehicle collided with a van whose Mexican driver also died in the crash along a popular stretch of coastline on the Yucatan Peninsula, local authorities said.
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Ancient Mayan City With "Pyramid-Like Buildings" Found Deep In Mexican Forest
Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History said the city was likely an important centre more than a thousand years ago.
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Heavy Wind, Rainfall In Mexico As Hurricane Grace Makes Landfall
Hurricane Grace lashed Mexico's Yucatan peninsula with heavy wind and rain early on Thursday as it barreled into the coast and moved inland near the popular beach resort of Tulum, threatening to spark flooding in the country's southeast.
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Video: Fire Rages In The Middle Of Ocean Near Mexico
A fire on the ocean surface west of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula early on Friday has been extinguished, state oil company Pemex said, blaming a gas leak from an underwater pipeline for sparking the blaze captured in videos that went viral.
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Florida Braces For Possible Tropical Storm, Flooding
Hurricane officials say a storm in the northwestern Caribbean Sea could develop into a tropical storm before hitting Florida with flooding rain.
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Has Earth Gobbled up Giant Craters?
Do you know that in past 3.5 billion years, over 80 asteroids - larger than the rocks that wiped out dinosaurs 66 million years ago - have bombarded earth?
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Ancient Maya City Valeriana Discovered in Mexico with Over 6,600 Structures
Researchers have discovered the ancient Maya city of Valeriana in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula using lidar technology. This city, located in east-central Campeche, includes over 6,600 structures, such as temple pyramids and plazas, dating back to the Classic period (250-900 AD). The team, led by archaeologist Luke Auld-Thomas, repurposed existing li...
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5 Argentine Tourists Among 6 Killed In Road Crash In Mexico
Five Argentine tourists were killed in Mexico on Sunday when their vehicle collided with a van whose Mexican driver also died in the crash along a popular stretch of coastline on the Yucatan Peninsula, local authorities said.
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Ancient Mayan City With "Pyramid-Like Buildings" Found Deep In Mexican Forest
Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History said the city was likely an important centre more than a thousand years ago.
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Heavy Wind, Rainfall In Mexico As Hurricane Grace Makes Landfall
Hurricane Grace lashed Mexico's Yucatan peninsula with heavy wind and rain early on Thursday as it barreled into the coast and moved inland near the popular beach resort of Tulum, threatening to spark flooding in the country's southeast.
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Video: Fire Rages In The Middle Of Ocean Near Mexico
A fire on the ocean surface west of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula early on Friday has been extinguished, state oil company Pemex said, blaming a gas leak from an underwater pipeline for sparking the blaze captured in videos that went viral.
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Florida Braces For Possible Tropical Storm, Flooding
Hurricane officials say a storm in the northwestern Caribbean Sea could develop into a tropical storm before hitting Florida with flooding rain.
-
Has Earth Gobbled up Giant Craters?
Do you know that in past 3.5 billion years, over 80 asteroids - larger than the rocks that wiped out dinosaurs 66 million years ago - have bombarded earth?
