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Teotihuacán: Pyramid of the Sun
The Pyramid of the Sun, in Teotihuacán, Mexico.
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Mayan pyramid, Chichén Itzá, Mexico
Mayan pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Mexico.
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Chichén Itzá: Casa de las Monjas
The Casa de las Monjas (“Nunnery”), one of the earliest structures built at Chichén...
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Uxmal, Yucatán, Mexico
The House of Turtles (foreground), the Pyramid of the Magician (right), and the Nunnery...
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Temple of Inscriptions, Mexico
The Temple of Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico. The mountain element was represented...
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Copán, Honduras: tlachtli
Ball court for playing tlachtli (pok-ta-pok) at the Maya ruins...
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