Indiana Jones, please call your office!

This is a bit old (mid-August) but still pretty cool:

"Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found in Mexico"

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican archeologists have discovered a maze of stone temples in underground caves, some submerged in water and containing human bones, which ancient Mayans believed was a portal where dead souls entered the underworld.

Clad in scuba gear and edging through narrow tunnels, researchers discovered the stone ruins of eleven sacred temples and what could be the remains of human sacrifices at the site in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Archeologists say Mayans believed the underground complex of water-filled caves leading into dry chambers -- including an underground road stretching some 330 feet -- was the path to a mythical underworld, known as Xibalba.

According to an ancient Mayan scripture, the Popol Vuh, the route was filled with obstacles, including rivers filled with scorpions, blood and pus and houses shrouded in darkness or swarming with shrieking bats, Guillermo de Anda, one of the lead investigators at the site, said on Thursday.

"Rivers filled with scorpions," eh? Sounds exciting! The National Geographic article has a bit more info:

"Portal to Maya Underworld Found in Mexico?"

Note the question mark -- you know, like you're really wondering whether there's a portal to the underworld in Mexico or not. Short answer: not so much.