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State |
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Year
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| Mexico |
Yucatan |
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Chichen Itza |
|
Observatory |
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The Observatory was used for observing Venus. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Observatory |
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The circular dome is unusual in Mayan architecture. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Observatory |
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Carved deities. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Observatory |
 |
 Carved head. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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The Mayan style Temple of the Deer. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Akab Dzib |
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Akab Dzib is a temple for Zamma, the Sun god, dating from the 2nd century. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Akab Dzib |
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Priest performing a ceremony with a vase between Mayan glyphs beneath a lintel. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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One of the many small Toltec temples at the site. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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Many temples are being reclaimed by the rain forest. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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Mayan style brick work. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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Buildings with the rain god, Chac. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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Mayan style arch. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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The Multi Room Palace is covered in detailed stonework. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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Unexcavated temple. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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Las Monjas. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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Unexcavated Toltec serpent balustrade. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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Image of Chac, the Mayan rain god. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Temple of the Carved Panels |
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The Temple of the Carved Panels. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Temple of the Carved Panels |
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The interior. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Platform of Jaguars and Eagles |
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Platform of Jaguars and Eagles. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Platform of Jaguars and Eagles |
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Platform base with carvings of eagles and jaguars. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Platform of Jaguars and Eagles |
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Snake god. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Platform of Jaguars and Eagles |
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Carved relief. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Platform of Jaguars and Eagles |
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Eagle eating a human heart. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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The Nunnery. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
|
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The Nunnery was once a royal palace. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Sacred Cenote |
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The Sacred Cenote is a 60m wide and 35m deep well. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Chichen Itza |
|
Sacred Cenote |
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Gold and jade from as far as Colombia has been excavated from the waters of this vast well. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
|
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Uxmal is a spectacular Mayan site set in rainforest. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
|
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Uxmal was the capital of the Mayan region between 600 and 900. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Pyramid of the Magician |
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The elliptical Pyramid of the Magician. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Pyramid of the Magician |
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The elliptical pyramid is unusual in Mexico. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Pyramid of the Magician |
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The pyramid is 39m high and is topped with a temple. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Pyramid of the Magician |
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A steep staircase reaches the temple. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Pyramid of the Magician |
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The temple. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Pyramid of the Magician |
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View of the pyramid from the foot of the structure. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Pyramid of the Magician |
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The pyramid is covered with stucco mosaics. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Pyramid of the Magician |
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The stucco mosaics are in Puuc style which is pure Mayan. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Pyramid of the Magician |
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View from the top of the pyramid. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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The Nunnery Quadrangle is the largest complex at Uxmal. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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The entrance. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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The Mayan arch leads into the complex. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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The mosaic covered wall of the inner couryard. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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The complex contains 74 rooms. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Puuc mosaics. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Uxmal is famous for its Puuc mosaics which cover the buildings. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Chac, the Mayan god of rain. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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The East building. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Mosaic face. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Carved wall. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Mosaic of serpents. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Serpents, a central Mexico influence. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Mosaic masks on a corner. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Stone carved figures. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Floral patterns and serpents. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Wall mosaics of Chac, the Mayan god of rain. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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Detail of a wall mosaic. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Nunnery Quadrangle |
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View of the corner of the quadrangle. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
|
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A ball court with the stone ring used as a goal. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
|
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The unusual House of the Doves. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Governor's Palace |
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The Governor's Palace is 100m long. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Governor's Palace |
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The palace is a riot of stucco architecture. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Governor's Palace |
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Geometric patterns and carved figures. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Governor's Palace |
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Geometric patterns and Chac masks. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Governor's Palace |
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Geometric patterns over the entrance arch. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
House of Turtles |
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The House of Turtles. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
House of Turtles |
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Stone turtle. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
House of Turtles |
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The columns. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
|
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View of the temple. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Great Pyramid |
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The Great Pyramid is 72m high. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Great Pyramid |
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Detail of mosaic on the pyramid walls. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
Great Pyramid |
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Bird relief. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
|
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Wall made of rectangular stone accurately fitted together. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
|
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Geometrically carved stone wall. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
|
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Unexcavated pyramid. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
|
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Bat on the ruins. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Uxmal |
|
|
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Lizard among the ruins. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
Loltun Caves |
|
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|
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The Loltun Caves have been inhabited for over 2500 years. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
Loltun Caves |
|
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|
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Stalectites. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
Loltun Caves |
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|
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Remains of extinct animals like mammoth have been found in the caves. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
Loltun Caves |
|
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|
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An Olmec head. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
Loltun Caves |
|
|
|
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Early Mayan wall paintings. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
Loltun Caves |
|
|
|
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Rock pillars. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
Loltun Caves |
|
|
|
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The enormous Cathedral Cave. |
1991 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Kabah |
|
|
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The Mayan Puuc style site of Kabah flourished between the 7th and 11th centuries. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Kabah |
|
Palace of Masks |
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The Palace of Masks is in Mayan Puuc style. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Kabah |
|
Palace of Masks |
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The facade of the palace is covered with 300 masks of Chac, the Mayan rain god. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Kabah |
|
Palace of Masks |
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Detail of a wall with Chac masks. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Kabah |
|
Palace of Masks |
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Each mask of the rain god, Chac, is made from 25 separate carved stones fitted together. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Kabah |
|
Palace of Masks |
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Geometric patterns and a human figure. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Kabah |
|
Palace of Masks |
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Impressive stone work zig zag patterns. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Kabah |
|
Palace of Masks |
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Carved columns. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Sayil |
|
|
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The three storey palace at Sayil is 85m long and is in Mayan Puuc style. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Sayil |
|
|
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Close view of the palace which was abandoned in 1000. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Sayil |
|
|
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The lower level of the palace. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Sayil |
|
|
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Unexcavated structure. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Sayil |
|
|
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Wild turkeys. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Xlapac |
|
|
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Xlapac is one of the many Puuc Mayan sites in the Yucatan Peninsula. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Xlapac |
|
|
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Palace with mosaics of Chac, the rain god. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Labna |
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Labna is a small Mayan ceremonial site. |
1995 |
