Temple of the Cross (Mayan), Palenque, Mexico, Central America

Templo de las Pinturas (Temple of Pictures) on left with El Castillo (the Castle) on right at the Mayan ruins of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

A procession of musicians in the lower panel and Maya nobles attending a ceremony at court in the top panel in Room 1, Temple of Murals, Bonampak Archaeological Zone, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Tikal Temple 5, pre-Colombian Maya civilisation, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Tikal temple 1, Pre-Columbian Maya civilisation, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Temple of the Inscriptions (Mayan), Palenque, Mexico, Central America

Walls of the ball court (Juego de Pelota), Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Platform of Venus, Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Statue of Chac Mool, the Mayan rain god, Temple of Warriors, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Temple of Warriors, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Gran Piramide (Grand Pyramid) and Temple Mayor, Uxmal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Woman sketching ruins, Tulum, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Structure II with menacing jaws of the serpent god Itzamna entrance, Hormiguero Archaeological Site, Campeche State, Mexico

Structure II, monster mouth temple at sunset, Central Plaza, Chicanna Archaeological Site, Campeche State, Mexico

Grupo de las Monjas, detailed view, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico

Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico

The Jaguar Temple at the Mesoamerican archaeological site of Lamanai (Submerged Crocodile), Belize

The Jaguar Temple at the Mesoamerican archaeological site of Lamanai (Submerged Crocodile), Belize

The Mask Temple at the Mesoamerican archaeological site of Lamanai (Submerged Crocodile), Belize

Yucatec-Maya archaeological site, Ek Balam, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

The Maya ruins of Palenque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

The Maya ruins of Uxmal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

The Maya ruins of Uxmal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

The Maya ruins of Uxmal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

The Maya ruins of Uxmal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

The Maya ruins of Uxmal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

The Maya ruins of Uxmal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Aerial of the Maya ruins of Xpujil, Campeche, Mexico, North America

Aerial of the Maya ruins of Xpujil, Campeche, Mexico, North America

Aerial of the Maya ruins of Xpujil, Campeche, Mexico, North America

Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico

The Palace, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico

View towards the Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico

The Palace, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico

The Palace, elevated view, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico

Temple of the Sun, elevated view, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico

The Palace, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico

Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico

Temple of the Inscriptions at sunset, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico

View of tourists and Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

The Maya ruins of Uxmal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

View of iguana and tourists at Mayan Temple ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

Yucatec-Maya archaeological site, Ek Balam, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

The Maya ruins of Uxmal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Castello ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

Yucatec-Maya archaeological site, Ek Balam, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Yucatec-Maya archaeological site, Ek Balam, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Castello ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

Yucatec-Maya archaeological site, Ek Balam, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

The archaeological Maya site of Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Aerial of the archaeological Maya site of Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

The archaeological Maya site of Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

The archaeological Maya site of Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

View of iguana and tourists at Mayan Temple ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of tourists and Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

View of Mayan Temple ruins overlooking the sea, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

Temple 2 from the front, Mayan site, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Stela N and Temple of Inscriptions, Mayan site, Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honduras, Central America

Temple 2 from the front, Mayan site, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Temple of the Great Jaguar in the Grand Plaza, Mayan ruins, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peten, Guatemala, Central America

Temple of the Great Jaguar in the Grand Plaza, Mayan ruins, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peten, Guatemala, Central America

Temple of Masonry Altars, Altun Ha, Belize, Central America

Cedar tree with bromeliades, Temple 4 beyond, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Plaza A, Structure A6 (Temple of the Wooden Lintel), one of the oldest buildings in Caracol, Caracol ruins, Belize, Central America

Temple II, Great Plaza, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Temple II looking across Great Plaza, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

View of Grand Plaza from temple, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Tourist climbing down front of Temple One, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Mask of the Red Queen from the tomb found in Temple XIII, Archaeological Museum of Palenque, Palenque Archaeological Zone, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Mayan skull and Rosalila temple replica, Museum of Sculpture, Copan Ruins, Honduras, Central America

Mayan Rosalila temple replica, Museum of Sculpture, Copan Ruins, Honduras, Central America

Temple of Masonry Altars, Altun Ha, Belize, Central America

Temple I, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peten, Guatemala, Central America

Temple of the Inscriptions and the Palace, Palenque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chiapas province, Mexico, North America

Quetzalcoatl serpent-god, Temple of the Warriors, Maya-Toltec site, Chichen-Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Kukulkan (El Castillo) from Temple of the Warriors, Maya Toltec site, Chichen-Itza, UNESCO World Hertiage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Mayan temple on the coast, Tulum, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Beach and Mayan temple, Tulum, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.

Aerial views of El Castillo and the Ruins of the Mayan temple grounds at Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12 meter 39 ft tall cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Old World diseases brought by the Spanish settlers appear to have resulted in very high fatalities, disrupting the society, and eventually causing the city to be abandoned.

Aerial view of Mayan Ruin of Chichen Itza Archaeological Site Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico

Aerial view of Mayan Ruin of Chichen Itza Archaeological Site Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico

The Church and Nunnery at Chichen Itza Archaeological Site in Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico

El Castillo, The Pyramid of Kukulkán, is the Most Popular Building in the UNESCO Mayan Ruin of Chichen Itza Archaeological Site Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Mexico