Temple 24, Mayan Site, Chacchoben Archaeological Zone, Chacchoben, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, North America

The Palace, Mayan Ruins, Kohunlich Archaeological Zone, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Kinich Ahau, Stone Sun Faces, Mayan Ruins, Kohunlich Archaeological Zone, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Stone Serpent Head, Temple of the Warriors, Mayan Ruins, Mayapan Archaeological Zone, Yucatan State, Mexico, North America

Portal, Structure IV-B, Balamku Archaeological Zone, Mayan Ruins, Campeche State, Mexico, North America

Structure VI, Mayan Ruins, Chicanna Archaeological Zone, Campeche State, 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

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

Frieze and steps up to the 130ft high El Castillo, Mayan site, Xunantunich, San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Temple I and Temple II, Mayan archaeological site, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

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

Stucco Relief Figures, Kukulcan Temple, Mayan Ruins, Mayapan Archaeological Zone, Yucatan State, Mexico, North America

Statue of Chac Mool, Temple of Warriors, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, 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

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

Mayan ruins, Xunantunich, San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Pre-Columbian Mayan walled city of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Pre-Columbian Mayan walled city of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Plaza A Temple, Mayan ruins, Caracol, Belize, Central America

Temple 22 in East Court in Copan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Copan, Honduras, Central America

Plaza A Temple, Mayan ruins, Caracol, Belize, Central 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

Temple of Inscriptions, Palenque Ruins, Chiapas, Mexico

Gran Plaza and Temple I, Mayan archaeological site, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Temple II, Mayan archaeological site, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

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

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

Gran Plaza and Temple I, Mayan archaeological site, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Temple II and Grand Plaza, Mayan archaeological site, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

View from 130ft high El Castillo at the Mayan ruins at Xunantunich, San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

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

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

High Temple (Structure N10-43), the highest temple at the Mayan site of Lamanai, Lamanai, Belize, Central America

Mayan ruins, Xunantunich, San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Temple III, Mayan archaeological site, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

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

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

Great Plaza and Temple A, Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honduras, Central America

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

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

Ancient Mayan Temple, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico

Temple II and Northern Acropolis, Mayan archaeological 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 Masonry Altars, Altun Ha, Belize, Central America

Cedar tree with bromeliades, Temple 4 beyond, 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 of the Great Jaguar in the Grand Plaza, Mayan ruins, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peten, 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 2 from the front, Mayan site, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

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

Surveyor at work, Temple of Panels (Templo de los Tableros Esculpidos), Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Temple II looking across Great Plaza, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

El Castillo, Pyramid of Kukulkan, Chichen Itza Archaeological Site, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico

Piramide del Adivino, Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal Archaeological Site, Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico

El Palacio, The Palace, Kabah Archaeological Site, Kabah, near Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico

El Castillo, Pyramid of Kukulkan, Chichen Itza Archaeological Site, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico

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

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.

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. Asian tour leder dressed in a maya style.

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

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

Piramide del Adivino, Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal Archaeological Site, Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico

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

The Great Ball Court in the Mayan Ruins of Chichen Itza Archaeological Site 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

Stony stairs of tomb of the High Priest pyramid 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

Serpent head sculpture in Mayan Ruin of 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

Mayan temple ruins of Ek Balam, View onto the twin pyramid and the Acropolis with the tomb of Ukit Kan Le'k Tok' in the back, State of Yucatan, Peninsula Yucatan, Mexico

Mayan temple ruins in Chichen Itza, Pyramid of Kukulkan, State of Yucatan, Peninsula Yucatan, Mexico

Mayan temple ruin in Tulum, State of Quintana Roo, Peninsula Yucatan, Mexico

Ancient Mayan city Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico

Light show at the Mayan temple ruins in Chichen Itza, Temple of the warriors, State of Yucatan, Peninsula Yucatan, Mexico

Mayan temple ruin in Tulum, State of Quintana Roo, Peninsula Yucatan, Mexico

Mayan temple ruins in coba, State of Quintana Roo, Peninsula Yucatan, Mexico

The Nunnery, side view, Zona Central, Chichen-itza, new wonder of the world, Mayan and Toltec archaeological excavation, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Central America

Tikal, Mayan ruins, view from Temple II toward Temple I, Temple of the Giant Jaguar, and the Gran Plaza, Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Central America

Chichen Itza, Chac-Mool statue of a Maya, Mayan warrior, ruins on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Central America

Temple of frescoes, Mayan ruins of Tulum, 1200-1524, Tulum, Quintana Roo state, Mayan Riviera, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Mayan Pyramid of the Magician, temple, calendar, 2012, Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

A Mayan pyramid next to a tree at the Copan Ruinas temples in a beautiful orange sunrise. Honduras