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Rows of square columns in front of the Temple of the   
Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The low reliefs on    
the sides of the pillars show Indian warriors with     
hatchets and feather crowns. 11th.
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Rows of square columns in front of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza,...

Two heads of feathered serpents, right and left of     
the steep stairs leading to the upper section of       
the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan.     
11th.
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Two heads of feathered serpents, right and left of the steep stairs leading...

A kneeling figure and the head of a feathered serpent  
on a landing of the steep stairs which lead to the     
upper section of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen   
Itza. 11th.
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A kneeling figure and the head of a feathered serpent on a landing of the stee...

Heads of two feathered serpents from the upper         
section of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza.   
11th.
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Heads of two feathered serpents from the upper section of the Temple of...

Head of a feathered serpent from the stairs leading    
to the upper temple of the Kukulcan Pyramid,           
Chichen Itza, Yucatan. During the equinoxes, when the  
rays of the rising sun hit the pyramid, the shadows    
on the ramp seem to form the serpent's body. 11th.
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Head of a feathered serpent from the stairs leading to the upper temple of t...

Walls and ramps in Chichen Itza are covered with       
intricate, low relief. An Indian warrior in full       
war dress. 11th.
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Walls and ramps in Chichen Itza are covered with intricate, low relief. A...

The Cenote, sacrificial pond, at Chichen Itza.         
The well measures 60 m across; its vertical walls      
fall 12 m to the water level below. Victims, men,      
women and children, were thrown into the cenote to     
appease the rain god Chac. 11th.
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The Cenote, sacrificial pond, at Chichen Itza. The well measures 60 m a...

The complex of the Thousand Columns and the market.    
Over the years, buildings were added to the Temple     
of the Warriors. The parallel lines of columns         
supported roofs over spacious, well-lit galleries.     
11th.
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The complex of the Thousand Columns and the market. Over the years, building...

Izamal Monastery,Yucatan,Mexico.It was founded by the  
famous Franciscan missionary Fra Diego de Landa,who    
wrote a history of the Indians.Izamal Monastery was    
built on the foundations of a Maya pyramid in the      
mid-16th.Atrium with arched galleries.
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Izamal Monastery,Yucatan,Mexico.It was founded by the famous Franciscan missio...

Izamal Monastery,Yucatan,Mexico.It was founded by the  
famous Franciscan missionary Fra Diego de Landa,who    
wrote a history of the Indians.Izamal Monastery was    
built on the foundations of a Maya pyramid in the      
mid-16th.Steepramps lead to the atrium.
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Izamal Monastery,Yucatan,Mexico.It was founded by the famous Franciscan missio...

Santa Magdalena church in Ipical,with the bell gables  
typical of early Franciscan churches in Mexico.
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Santa Magdalena church in Ipical,with the bell gables typical of early Francis...

The 16th century Franciscan church in Mani,Yucatan,    
Mexico. It has the typical bell gables of early        
Franciscan churches in Mexico.
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The 16th century Franciscan church in Mani,Yucatan, Mexico. It has the typic...