| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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River scene.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Sandy shore.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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The Grijalva River at the beginning of Sumidero Canyon.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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The canyon is 25km long.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Much of the canyon is uninhabited.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Cliffs alongside the river.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Forested rockface.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Forested banks.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Beautiful canyon scenery.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Heron on a branch.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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The canyon is very narrow in parts.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Massive cliff face.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Sumidero Canyon is 25km long and reaches 1000m deep.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Bare rock face.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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The canyon reaches 1000m in height.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Forested cliff.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Dark rock in the canyon.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Sheer canyon side.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Houses by the river.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Dramatic view of the canyon.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Waterfall cascading down the canyon walls.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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Mountain overlooking the canyon.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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The Grijalva River and the Sumidero Canyon.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Sumidero Canyon
|
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View of the canyon.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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Agua Azul is a series of cataracts.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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The falls during the rainy season.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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The waterfalls are in tropical forest.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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Silt filled waters.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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Multiple waterfalls.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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There are many flowers in the region.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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Paths by the waterfalls.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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View of the waterfalls.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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Banana trees.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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Some of the catarcts are up to 6m high.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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Fungus.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Agua Azul
|
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One of the many waterfalls at Agua Azul.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
|
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Palenque is a Mayan city founded in the 6th century and set in lush jungle.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
|
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The site is small but has some of the best Mayan architecture.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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The Palace is the site's largest building.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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The palace dates from the 7th century.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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The palace was constructed during the rule of King Pakal (615 to 683).
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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The main staircase.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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The palace is dominated by its observation tower.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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The steep corbel arch is typical of Mayan architecture.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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Mayan hieroglyphs cover the palace walls. The Mayans possessed a sophisticated writing system.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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A series of relief carvings for which the site is famous.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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Part of a stone relief.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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Relief of a warrior.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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The palace has underground passages.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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Embedded stone head.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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Steps with Mayan writing.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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King Pakal's mother, Zac Kuk, handing her son the rulers' ceremonial head dress.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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View from the observation tower.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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Complete Mayan roof.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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The site is surrounded by forest.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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View from the observation tower looking down onto the palace.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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View of the palace.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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The palace is a maze of courtyards, stairways, coridors and rooms.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : The Palace
|
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The palace has extensive underground passages.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
|
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The Temple of the Count is named after Count de Waldek who lived here in the 1830s.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
|
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The site has many structures set in the rainforest.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
|
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Palenque was abandoned in the 10th century and lost until the mid 18th century.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
|
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Two small temples.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
|
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The Temple of the Sun has a well preserved roofcomb
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Cross
|
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Temple of the Cross dates from 642.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Cross
|
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Pipe smoking priest.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
|
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A small ballcourt.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Foliateed Cross
|
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The Temple of the Foliateed Cross.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Foliateed Cross
|
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Relief of Pakal.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
|
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Mayan waterway.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
|
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Many small temples dotted around the site.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Inscriptions
|
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The magnificent Temple of the Inscriptions is the highlight of Mayan architecture.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Inscriptions
|
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The temple was begun in 675.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Inscriptions
|
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The temple is 27m high and contains a royal tomb.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Inscriptions
|
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The pyramid is topped by an 11m high temple.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Inscriptions
|
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The top of the 65m wide pyramid is reached by a steep staircase.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Inscriptions
|
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Inscription dating from 692 describing the history of Palenque.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Inscriptions
|
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Passages within the temple were discovered in 1952.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Inscriptions
|
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Sarcophagos lid showing the life of King Pakal (died 683) inside the temple.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
City / Town : Palenque
Site / Event : Temple of the Inscriptions
|
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View of the temple in its setting.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Shumulja River
District : Misol Ha
|
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Misol Ha is a 35m high waterfall on the Shumulja River.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Shumulja River
District : Misol Ha
|
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Tropical rainforest near the falls.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Shumulja River
District : Misol Ha
|
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Rainforest by the Shumulja River.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Shumulja River
District : Misol Ha
|
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The Shumulja River has many waterfalls and flows through lush rainforest.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Shumulja River
District : Misol Ha
|
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Dense forest.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Chiapas
Region : Shumulja River
District : Misol Ha
|
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View of the waterfall.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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La Venta is an Olmec site and features many carved stones.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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Olmec tomb made of basalt pillars. The Olmecs are Mexico's oldest civilisation (1200 - 400 BCE).
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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The Olmec civilisation is considered the mother culture of Mesomarica.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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The Olmecs are famous for their stone carvings of large heads, many with African features.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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Seated figure wearing jaguar head-dress and cape.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
Site / Event : Altar of Triumph
|
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The Altar of Triumph.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
Site / Event : Altar of Triumph
|
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Altar of Triumph.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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Kneeling figure.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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Head of a young man.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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An altar for infant sacrifice.
|
1991 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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Carving of a priest performing a ceremony on the Serpent Stele. This is the oldest representation of the feathered serpent in Meso-America.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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Mosaic of a mask.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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The Dragon Stele with a figure holding a staff in the shape of a shark.
|
1995 |
| Mexico |
State / Province : Tabasco
City / Town : La Venta
|
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Bearded man with head dress.
|
1991 |
were added from 1 February 2025.