• INAH (National Institute of Anthropology & History) list of Zonas Arquelogicas Available in English/Spanish, these pages have stunning photos, maps & historical overview of the archeological zones, including Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilan, and Tonina , as well as Chiapa de Corzo and every other of the 10 known site in the state of Chiapas.

• Yaxchilán es una zona arqueológica ubicada a orilla del río Usumacinta, el cual fue de gran importancia para el desarrollo de esta majestuosa ciudad.Source: Yaxchilán zona arqueológica en Chiapas, cómo llegar | Guíasdeviaje.mx
• For thorough explanations of the history & legends of the Maya world, I adore Lydia Jones’s Hammocks & Ruins. She really digs deep into the subjects and collaborates with professional photographers to create content for travelers & wanders. Check out her itineraries to Bonampak & Yaxchilan, Chiapas. I plan to download her articles to read on my way to the pyramids. Lydia writes in English.

• The other joyous discovery of my Chiapas research marathon is Sinpostal.com Rubi & Jose Luis are photographers & videographers on a year-long road trip of Mexico. I found them on YouTube, devouring the videos they made in Chiapas this spring. I really appreciate their website with it’s clear breakdown of costs & logistics. All content is in Spanish, but they are super clear communicators & use helpful graphics, so I think non-Spanish speakers can find the content helpful.

• In San Cristobal, I found El Tzitz cooking classes that can be combined with a market tour. Also available at an airbnb experience.

• Gertrude Duby’s photo archive (1943-1990) at Na-Bolom

• Slow Food piece on the milpa system in Chiapas: A complex Mesoamerican intercropping method, the milpa is a sustainable agricultural system that can combat the loss of biodiversity in rural areas thanks to the rich variety it incorporates. The most common crops, and the most representative of the local diet in the Mexican region of Chiapas, are corn, beans and squash, which coexist and form symbiotic relationships with each other and other plants like tomatoes, chili peppers, quelites (wild herbs), fruit trees and dozens of other vegetables, as well as fungi and insects who find their ideal habitat in the milpa.

Lasers reveal Maya war ruins in northern Guatemala

Source:  National Geographic Lasers reveal Maya war ruins in northern Guatemala