A centuries-old pyramid at the archaeological site of Ihuatzio in Mexico has suffered a dramatic partial collapse, drawing attention to the growing risks facing cultural heritage landmarks in an era ...

Why didn't the massive pyramids collapse even when major earthquakes occurred?Because they are piles of stones stacked in the ...

For more than a millennium, a stone pyramid stood watch over the ancient settlement of Ihuatzio in western Mexico. Built by the Purépecha civilisation, one of the few Mesoamerican powers that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Ramiro Aguayo/INAH) Extreme weather events and rising seas are putting precious heritage sites around the world in harm's way. In ...