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The upper reaches of the "Castillo" or Pyramid of the Serpent God Kuklkulcan, at the Middle-Late Classic Mayan site of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
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The Cathedral of San Ildefonso, Merida, the Yucatan, Mexico
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Front Facade of the Cathedral of San Ildefonso, Merida, Yucatan State, Mexico
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The main doorway to the Cathedral in Merida, Province of Yucatan, Mexico, by night
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The "Temple of the Seven Dolls" at the Mayan site of Dzibilchaltun, north of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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A smaller Mayan temple at Dzibilchaltun, near Merida, the Yucatan, Mexico
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Looking across the Grand Plaza towards the steps of the Administration Building at the Mayan site of Dzibilchaltun, near Merida, the Yucatan, Mexico
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The remains of a Franciscan church constructed after the Spanish took over the area in the 1540's at the Mayan site of Dzibilchaltun, near Merida, the Yucatan, Mexico
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A smaller Mayan temple at Dzibilchaltun, near Merida, the Yucatan, Mexico
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An entrance arch leading into the main religious and ceremonial area at the Mayan site of Ek Balam, in the Yucatan, Mexico
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The Temple of the Warriors (left background) and the Castillo or Pyramid of the Serpent God Kulkulcan at the Middle Classic Maya site of Chichem Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico
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Detail of the carvings of heads of sacrificial victims mounted on poles along the platform of the Tzompantli temple, at the Mayan site of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
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The Observatory or Caracol ("Snail," as it was named by the Early Spanish, because a spiral staircase ascends the dome), at the Mayan site of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
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The Observatory or Caracol ("Snail," as it was named by the Early Spanish, because a spiral staircase ascends the dome), at the Mayan site of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
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Detail of the entablature showing a mask of Chaac, the Rain God, with elephant-like snout, of the structure known as "the Church" or "La Iglesia" at the Myayan site of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
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The entablature and roof comb of the structure known as "the Church" or "La Iglesia" at the Myayan site of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
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The roof comb of the structure known as "the Church" or "La Iglesia" at the Mayan site of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
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View across the ruins of the Late Mayan site at Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico (c. 1100 - 1440 AD/CE)
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View from atop the Castillo Pyramid across the Mayan archaeological site, Yucatan, Mexico
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Mayapan in the Yucatan, a Post-Classic Maya city that flourished from c. 1100-1440 -- not long before the Spanish came
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Mayapan in the Yucatan, a Post-Classic Maya city that flourished from c. 1100-1440 -- not long before the Spanish came
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Observatory structure at Mayapan in the Yucatan, a Post-Classic Maya city that flourished from c. 1100-1440 -- not long before the Spanish came
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Flank of the Main Pyramid at Mayapan in the Yucatan, a Post-Classic Maya city that flourished from c. 1100-1440 -- not long before the Spanish came
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The main pyramid at Mayapan in the Yucatan, a Post-Classic Maya city that flourished from c. 1100-1440 -- not long before the Spanish came
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View across Mayapan in the Yucatan, a Post-Classic Maya city that flourished from c. 1100-1440 -- not long before the Spanish came
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View across Mayapan in the Yucatan, a Post-Classic Maya city that flourished from c. 1100-1440 -- not long before the Spanish came
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Mayan ruins at Sayil, the Yucatan, Mexico - the western end of the Great Palace
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Mayan ruins at Sayil, the Yucatan, Mexico - the Great Palace
