A Maya farming village buried by ash ~1,400 years ago and preserved intact — the "Pompeii of the Americas" (UNESCO).
When a volcano buried this Maya farming village around 600 AD, it preserved the everyday — houses, gardens, even food left mid-meal — in a way grand temple sites never do.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it’s the “Pompeii of the Americas” and a rare, intimate look at ordinary Maya life.
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