El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Aerial of El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Pre-Columbian archaeological site of El Tajin, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veracruz, Mexico, North America

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Aerial of El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Aerial of El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Pre-Columbian Indian artefact, from the Hodges Collection, Haiti, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Indian blue glass beads (pre-Columbian), Haiti, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Pre-Columbian geoglyphs, Norte Grande, Arica, Chile, South America

Sky-Map stone has astrological signifance, at excavated site of pre-Columbian city, Guayabo National Monument, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America

Looking down from viewpoint on excavated site of pre-Columbian city, Guayabo National Monument, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America

Vice Royal Gallery at Casa Cabrera (Museum of Pre-Columbian Art), Cuzco, Peru, South America

Huari Ceramics at Casa Cabrera (Museum of Pre-Columbian Art), Cuzco, Peru, South America

Mayan and other pre-Columbian artifacts, Museum of Anthropology and History, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Pre-Columbian pottery in the Museum of Archaeology, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian pottery in the Museum of Archaeology, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian pottery in the Museum of Archaeology, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian pottery in the Museum of Archaeology, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

Archaeologists at work Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Ancient Observatory of the Muisca built by pre-Columbian indigenous people, near Villa de Leyva, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

Drinking pool and decorated grinding stone at excavated site of pre-Columbian city, Guayabo National Monument, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian pottery in the Museum of Archaeology, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian artifacts and art in the Larco Museum, Lima, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian statue, Museum of Anthropology and History, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Statue in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Restored wall with fish motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Ruined walls of Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

'Audiencias', possibly administrative offices of the elite, in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

'Audiencias', possibly administrative offices of the elite, in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Mythical bird motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Restored wall with mythical bird motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Statue in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Statue in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Entrance in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Restored wall with mythical bird motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Restored wall with mythical bird motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Restored wall with mythical bird motif in the Tschudi Complex, one of the ten 'ciudadelas' at Chan Chan, pre-Columbian America's largest adobe city and capital of the Chimu Empire until its 14th century conquest by the Incas, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru, South America

The Huaca del Sol, an adobe brick temple pyramid of the Moche people (100BC-AD850) in the desert north, probably the largest adobe structure in pre-Columbian America, Huaca del Sol, Trujillo, Peru, South America

The Huaca del Sol, an adobe brick temple pyramid of the Moche people (100BC-AD850) in the desert north, probably the largest adobe structure in pre-Columbian America, Huaca del Sol, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Looking from the Huaca de la Luna towards the Huaca del Sol - another adobe brick temple pyramid of the Moche people (100BC-AD850) and probably the largest adobe structure in pre-Columbian America, Huaca del Sol, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Looking from the Huaca de la Luna towards the Huaca del Sol, another adobe brick temple pyramid of the Moche people (100BC-AD850) and probably the largest adobe structure in pre-Columbian America, the Huacas, Trujillo, Peru, South America

Pre-Columbian Rock paintings inside La Linea Limestone Cave, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Pre-Columbian Rock paintings inside La Linea Limestone Cave, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Pre-Columbian Rock paintings inside La Linea Limestone Cave, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Pre-Columbian Rock paintings inside La Linea Limestone Cave, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Pre-Columbian Rock paintings inside La Linea Limestone Cave, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Pre-Columbian Rock paintings inside La Linea Limestone Cave, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Pre-Columbian Rock paintings inside La Linea Limestone Cave, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Pre-Columbian Rock paintings inside La Linea Limestone Cave, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Pre-Columbian Rock paintings inside La Linea Limestone Cave, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central 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.

Muisca Mummy, in Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Crowns and helmets were worn by leaders, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Poporo, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Offering room, sala de la ofrenda, Gold artifacts on display, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Pectoral in the form of a Jaguar-Man, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

gold artifacts in the form of a Jaguar-Man, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Poporo and stick, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

The Offering Raft or La Balsa de la ofrenda, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Offering room, sala de la ofrenda, Gold artifacts on display, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Poporo and stick, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

The Offering Raft or La Balsa de la ofrenda, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Cacti, Bougainvillea, wrought iron and woodwork in the patio at Museo Larco in Lima, Peru.

Tikal Pyramid ruins (UNESCO site), Guatemala. Great Jaguar Temple (Temple I) Pre-Columbian Maya Site at Tikal, El Peten National Park, Guatemala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Local Girl in Tikal Pyramid ruins (UNESCO site), Guatemala. Great Jaguar Temple (Temple I) Pre-Columbian Maya Site at Tikal, El Peten National Park, Guatemala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tulum is the site of a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city serving as a major port for Cobá, Daily tour buses bring a constant stream of visitors to the site,

Tulum is the site of a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city serving as a major port for Cobá, Daily tour buses bring a constant stream of visitors to the site,

Museo Rafael Larco in Lima, Peru.

Pre-Columbian museum piece, Museo Nacional de Antropologia, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Pre-Columbian art in a museum, San Francisco Convent Cultural Center in Granada, Nicaragua, Central America

Temple Pyramid of Kukulcan El Castillo, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, Maya civilization

Pre-Columbian stone statue, San Agustin culture, prehistoric culture, southern Colombia, South America

Oaxaca, Scenic old city streets and colorful colonial buildings in historic city center

Oaxaca city, Scenic old city streets and colorful colonial buildings in historic city center

Oaxaca, Mexico-1 March, 2020: Scenic old city streets and colorful colonial buildings in historic city center

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, mythical bird with human head, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, earrings, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, solar disk, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, female Cacique, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, hairpins, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, women's jewellery, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Cacique, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, jaguar as a symbol for the regenerative powers of gold and the Sun, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Ancient Rock Mayan Pyramid in Guatemala an Sunset

Temple of the Warriors in Chichen Itza, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Mayan ruins near Cancun

Aerial of the Unesco site El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Unesco site El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Unesco site El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Unesco site El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Aerial of the Unesco site El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America

Unesco site El Fuerte de Samaipata, Pre-Columbian archaeological site, Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, South America