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

The temple Stela 9 complex at the Mesoamerican archaeological site of Lamanai (Submerged Crocodile), Belize

El Castillo at Tulum, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Stucco friezes at Balamku Archaeological Site, Campeche State, Mexico

The Great Pyramid, Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico

Complex of the House of the Doves, Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico

Quadrangle of the Nuns, detailed view, Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico

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

Plumed Serpent at El Castillo or Temple of Kukulcan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico

Quadrangle of the Nuns, detailed view, Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico

A face carving of Pauahtun in East Court at the Copan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Copan, Honduras, Central America

Sculpted head stone at Mayan archeological site, Copan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honduras, Central America

Mayan Ruins, Ball Court, Chacmultun Archaeological Zone, Chacmultan, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Mayan Ruins, Cabapak Group, Puuc Style, Chacmultun Archaeological Zone, Chacmultan, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

El Castillo, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

A carved face on a wall from Structure 29 in the Copan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Copan, Honduras, Central America

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

Tulum ruins, Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Structure 17, Ek Balam, Yucatec-Mayan Archaeological Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Oval Palace, Ek Balam, Yucatec-Mayan Archaeological Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Structure 1 with Covered Stucco Facade, The Acroplolis, Ek Balam, Yucatec-Mayan Archaeological Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Detail, Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

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

The face on Stelae B in Copan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Copan, Honduras, Central America

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

Kukulkan Pyramid, Mesoamerican step pyramid nicknamed El Castillo, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

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

Structure 17, Ek Balam, Yucatec-Mayan Archaeological Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

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

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

Mayan Ruins of Ek Balam, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Mayan Ruins, The Palace, Puuc Style, Chacmultun Archaeological Zone, Chacmultan, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

The Great Plaza, part of the Copan Ruins, a Mayan archaeological site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Copan, Honduras, Central America

Mayan archaeological site, Tulum, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Mayan Ruins, The Palace, Puuc Style, Chacmultun Archaeological Zone, Chacmultan, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Mayan Ruins, The Palace, Puuc Style, Chacmultun Archaeological Zone, Chacmultan, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Oval Palace, Ek Balam, Yucatec-Mayan Archaeological Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

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

Entrance Arch, Ek Balam, Yucatec-Mayan Archaeological Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

The Stelae P carving at Copan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Copan, Honduras, Central America

El Castillo, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

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

Ball Court, in the archaeological site of the Maya civilization, at Copan Ruins UNESCO World Heritage Site, Copan, Honduras, Central America

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

Steps to the Oval Palace, Mayan ruins, Ek Balam, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Ancient Mayan Temple, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico

El Castillo, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Workers maintaining stonework at The Nunnery (Edificio de las Monjas), Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

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

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

Workers maintaining stonework Eagles and Jaguars platform, Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

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

Line of people waiting to enter, at Chichen Itza, Mayan ruins, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Guatemala murals depicting mayan way of life, san juan la laguna.

Guatemala catholic church meeting. women praying, chajul, el quiche

Mayan Indian dancer, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, 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.

Estructura 8I-13 El Castillo at Chunyaxche Muyil Maya ruins, rainforest near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America. Processions of Festival of Santo Thomas. On Easter Sunday The Comrades (Council Men) Carry The Andas (Floats) Of The Saints In Procession From The Santo Tomas

Holy Week processions in Guatemala city. Holy Thursday. Comparsa. Holy Week in Guatemala is celebrated with street expressions of faith, called processions, usually organized by a "hermandades". Each procession of Holy Week has processional floats and steps, which are often religious images of the Passion of Christ, or Marian images, although there are exceptions, like the allegorical steps of saints.

Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America. Typical women hats during Holy Week processions.

Portrait of a man in traditional dress remain in one of the streets of Chichicastenango, Guatemala.

Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America. Processions of Festival of Santo Thomas. On Easter Sunday The Comrades (Council Men) Carry The Andas (Floats) Of The Saints In Procession From The Santo Tomas

Holy Week processions in Guatemala city. Holy Thursday. Holy Week in Guatemala is celebrated with street expressions of faith, called processions, usually organized by a "hermandades". Each procession of Holy Week has processional floats and steps, which are often religious images of the Passion of Christ, or Marian images, although there are exceptions, like the allegorical steps of saints.

Shrine of El Maximon in Santiago De Atitlan, Guatemala. Maximon saint/devil is one of the strongest remnants of the Mayan faith

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

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

Group of the Thousand Columns, Chichen Itza Archaeological Site, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico

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

Mayan women baking tortillas in the streets of Antigua, Guatemala, Central America. La Tortolita.

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

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

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

Temple of Inscriptions, Palenque, Chiapas, 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

Long tail boats in the Maya Bay of Ko Phi Phi island Thailand

Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, September 10, 2021: Scenic beaches, playas, and hotels of Playa del Carmen, a popular tourism destination for vacations and holidays on Mayan riviera, Central America

Ik Kil, Mexico, 20 December, 2019: Ik Kil Cenote located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, a part of the Ik Kil Archeological Park near Chichen Itza, Central America

Pyramid of Kukulkan, The Castle, Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, Mayan Riviera, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

The castle, El Castillo, Mayan ruins of Tulum, 1200-1524, Tulum, Quintana Roo state, Mayan Riviera, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

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

The castle, El Castillo, Mayan ruins of Tulum, 1200-1524, Tulum, Quintana Roo state, Mayan Riviera, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

The castle, El Castillo, 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

Mayan temple in the rainforest, ancient Mayan city, Tikal National Park, Guatemala, Central America

Mexico, Chichen Itza, archaeological site, ruins and pyramids of old Mayan city in Yucatan, Central America

Ancient Mayan site with temple ruins pyramids and artifacts in the tropical natural jungle forest palm trees and walking trails in Muyil Chunyaxche Quintana Roo Mexico

Unesco World Heritage Site, the Mayan ruins of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America, Stone pyramid with long staircases in an archaeological site under a blue sky, Central America

Unesco World Heritage Site, the Mayan ruins of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America, detail of an ornate stone wall with ancient patterns and inscriptions, Central America

Tulum Archaeological Zone with Mayan pyramids and ruins located on the scenic ocean shore of Quintana Roo province

Unesco World Heritage Site, the Mayan ruins of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America, view through a stone tunnel to ancient ruins with open sky in the background, Central America

Unesco World Heritage Site, the Mayan ruins of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America, Ancient stone pyramid under a blue sky in an archaeological site, Central America