On this day, 99 years ago, on February 8, 1926 (December 26, 1925), an American archaeological expedition discovered a Mayan pyramid in Mexico. On February 8, 1926, an American archaeological expedition exploring the Yucatan jungle reported that they had discovered a buried Mayan city near the Caribbean coast. The city, thought to be called "Muil," was once a transit point on an important trade route between Mayan cities and Central America. More than a dozen buildings and six monasteries they found were well preserved, the investigators said. The discovery confirmed a long-held legend that there was a lost Mayan city in the jungle.