The Newest Maya Ruin and America’s “Sleeping Prophet”

Posted December 31, 2023March 9, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Mexico’s newest archaeological zone has a strange connection to an early 20th Century American clairvoyant

Tsukán, Gigantic Snake Guardian of the Maya

Posted February 5, 2023May 30, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Cryptids and Legendary Creatures

To the Maya, this gigantic snake has been a water guardian for millennia. Could it be a real creature?

House of the 7 Dolls and the Lost City of Dzibilchaltún

Posted November 20, 2022June 2, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

7 Mysterious figurines were found in the middle of a Maya temple staring up at the sky. What did this mean?

The Lost City of Labna, “The Old House”

Posted September 4, 2022 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The small ruined city of Labna in the Yucatan could be described as “intense.”

Camazotz: Batman of the Maya

Posted March 27, 2022 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The Mayan death-bat god Camazotz is still misunderstood by researchers.

Chacmool, Mysterious Sculptures of Ancient Mexico

Posted February 6, 2022 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Archaeologists are still trying to figure out the meaning behind this mysterious sculpture.

The Maya World Between Collapse and Conquest

Posted January 9, 2022 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

After the Classic Maya Collapse, what happened in the Yucatán?

Hanal Pixán, Day of the Dead of the Maya

Posted October 30, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

The modern Maya have their own special take on Day of the Dead called Hanal Pixán

Dwarfs and Hunchbacks in Ancient Mexico

Posted October 10, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Dwarfs and hunchbacks played important but mysterious roles in ancient Mexican cultures.

Cenotes of the Maya

Posted July 11, 2021July 12, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

Fresh water sinkholes in the Yucatan helped sustain Maya civilization.

Cobá, Empire in the Jungle

Posted June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

A magnificent city in the jungle still has many stories to tell.

Jaguar Gods of the Maya

Posted June 7, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The jaguar is an enduring symbol in ancient Mexico. The Maya had many jaguar deities.

Uxmal: Lost City of the Dwarf

Posted March 30, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Some of the most elaborate art and architecture exist in this ancient Maya city.

Yucatán, USA; A State That Almost Was

Posted January 6, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

In the mid-19th Century, Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula almost became a possession of the United States.

The Señora de las Palmas & the Yucatán Cave People

Posted August 19, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

A 13,000 year old skeleton found in the Yucatán may re-write the history books.

Xtabay: Jungle Witch of the Maya

Posted May 5, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Myths and Legends

After her death, an old maid returned to earth as a female demon and now lurks around snatching unsuspecting men.

The Temple of Kukulkan, Pyramid of Mystery

Posted November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 Robert Bitto1 CommentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

The most well-known pyramid in Mexico is still shrouded in mystery.

The Huay Chivo

Posted September 16, 2018 Robert Bitto1 CommentPosted in Cryptids and Legendary Creatures

Mexican cryptid or just a legend? The Huay Chivo has been terrorizing people for centuries.

The Lost Continent of Mu & the Mexican Mother Civilization

Posted June 25, 2018 Robert Bitto5 CommentsPosted in Ancient Mysteries

Parts of a 19th Century theory still exist today linking ancient Mexico to a fabulous lost kingdom

Isla Bermeja, Mexico’s Disappearing Island

Posted May 21, 2018 Robert Bitto3 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

The strange death of a Mexican senator, Big Oil, pirates, the CIA & a missing island.

The Great Maya Book Burning

Posted May 7, 2018 Robert Bitto1 CommentPosted in Little-Known History

In 1562 a Franciscan friar serving in the Yucatan burned thousands of Maya artifacts including dozens of books.

The Mayan Cult of the Talking Cross

Posted June 26, 2017 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

A strange cross found in the jungle helped fuel a Maya resistance movement.

Mexican Sightings of Black Eyed Children

Posted April 30, 2017April 30, 2017 Robert Bitto9 CommentsPosted in Hodge Podge

Are they demons? Ghosts? Alien-Human hybrids? Black eyed children have been spotted all over Mexico.

The Alux and the Chaneque, Mexico’s Elusive Elves

Posted April 10, 2017 Robert Bitto7 CommentsPosted in Cryptids and Legendary Creatures

Does a mythical race of magical humanoids exist in the remote areas of Mexico?

Is the Lost Library of Atlantis Located in the Yucatan?

Posted June 20, 2016June 22, 2016 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

An American mystic in the 1930s predicted that stone tablets of Atlantis would be found in the Yucatan.