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Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal, among dense jungle vegetation. The priests who prayed in the upper temple observed stars and planets for their predictions and divinations (7th-10th CE). Height 28 m
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Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal, among dense jungle vegetation. The p...

The Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal. The entrance to the upper temple is shaped like the mouth of the rain-god Chac. The priests who prayed in the upper temple observed stars and planets for their predictions and divinations (7th-10th CE). Height 28 m.
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The Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal. The entrance to the upper temple is s...

The Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal and the Governor's Palace. The palace is built on a large terrace 100 m long; its frieze is one of the richest in Mayan architecture (7th-10th CE).
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The Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal and the Governor's Palace. The p...

Masks of the rain-god Chac with his trunk-like nose, symbolising lightning, form the cornice of the East Building. Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal (7th-10th
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Masks of the rain-god Chac with his trunk-like nose, symbolising lightn...

The North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal. A wide staircase leads up to the terrace. The low building left was dedicated to the planet Venus. The main building consists of 26 small rooms, which the Spanish conquerors took for nuns' cells (7th-10th CE).
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The North Building, Quadrangle of the Nuns, Uxmal. A wide staircase leads u...

The Palace of the Large Masks, Kabah, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. The palace facade is densely covered with masks of the rain-god Chac, whose elongated, trunk-like nose symbolizes lightening. End of Late Classic, 800-900 CE
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The Palace of the Large Masks, Kabah, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yuc...

Ushuaia is the world's most southerly town,nearest to Antarctica.The former penal settlement lies on the northern shore of the Beagle Channel,named after the ship in which Charles Darwin sailed the Channel in 1832.
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Ushuaia is the world's most southerly town,nearest to Antarctica.The former pe...

Lighthouse on an island in the Beagle Channel, the narrow sea-passage the Fireland,Tierra del Fuego. The Channel is named after the ship in which Darwin sailed during his first expedition.
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Lighthouse on an island in the Beagle Channel, the narrow sea-passage t...

A penguin-colony on an island in the Beagle Channel, the narrow sea-passage that cuts through Fireland. The Channel is named after the ship in which Darwin sailed during his first expedition.
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A penguin-colony on an island in the Beagle Channel, the narrow sea-passage t...

A penguin-colony on an island in the Beagle Channel, the narrow sea-passage that cuts through Fireland. The Channel is named after the ship in which Darwin sailed during his first expedition.
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A penguin-colony on an island in the Beagle Channel, the narrow sea-passage t...

A penguin-colony on an island in the Beagle Channel, the narrow sea-passage that cuts through Fireland. The Channel is named after the ship in which Darwin sailed during his first expedition.
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A penguin-colony on an island in the Beagle Channel, the narrow sea-passage t...

A colony of sealions on an island in the Beagle Channel,the narrow sea-passage that cuts through Fireland.The Channel is named after the ship on which Darwin sailed during his first expedition.
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A colony of sealions on an island in the Beagle Channel,the narrow sea-...