Archaeologists believe that the cenote — or pit — was revered as an entrance to Xibalba, the “heavy metal” version of hell in Mayan theology, according to Fodor’s. The after-living ...

The closest thing to hell on Earth lies in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert. There, a fire pit known as the Darvaza Crater earned the name “Gates of Hell”—or “Door to Hell”—because it ...