Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement ... partially overgrown by the rainforest. A map shows the layout of X’baatún’s core ...

But for many past visitors, the ruins themselves were not the primary attraction: people flock to El Rey to mingle with the hundreds of iguanas that have invaded the former Mayan town, saying the ...

Archaeologists mapping the well-preserved Maya settlement of X ... Photos show a few of these stone ruins, partially overgrown by the rainforest. A map shows the layout of X’baatún’s ...