Originally built by the Incas, this magnificent structure remains a mystery. Was it an observatory? Pleasure retreat? Fortress?
Travel to the Yucatan and Guatemala to explore how the Maya were able to build the city of Tikal without metal tools or beasts of burden.
For 500 years, explorers have been searching the Amazon for traces of its fabled lost cities. Now host Josh Bernstein treks in the footsteps of explorer Colonel Percy Heath Fawcettto find the "Lost City of Z."
Archaeology and modern science are now shedding new light on the blood rituals practiced by the Aztecs, the largest civilization to ever rule Mesoamerica. Join host Josh Bernstein as he travels to Mexico City to investigate.
Examine the story of the ancient Incas' bizarre death cult. The Incas worshipped their mummified ancestors, held lavish banquets for them, and even dressed them in fine clothes and exquisite jewelry.
Revolutionary discoveries in Guatemala are now challenging our understanding of the Maya civilization's timeline. When did the Maya civilization truly reach its peak?
