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Steep stairs of the Great Pyramid, Uxmal, lead to the Macaw Temple (7th-10th CE).
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Steep stairs of the Great Pyramid, Uxmal, lead to the Macaw Temple (7th-10th C...

House of the Turtles, Uxmal, with small turtle sculptures on the lintel. Turtle shells were used in the Mayan rain-invoking rituals (7th-10th CE).
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House of the Turtles, Uxmal, with small turtle sculptures on the lintel...

The Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. The Palace has 85 chambers arranged in three tiers, the facade of the middle section has narrow columns, typical of the Puuc-style (7th-10th CE).
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The Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. The Palace has...

Narrow columns form the corner of a ruined section of the Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan (7th-10th CE).
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Narrow columns form the corner of a ruined section of the Palace in Sayil,...

Masks of the rain-god Chac on the frieze of the Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan (7th-10th CE).
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Masks of the rain-god Chac on the frieze of the Palace in Sayil, Puuc Ar...

The Descending God - a strange figure in Maya mythology - is shown as an upside-down body with bent legs. The Descending God seems to be connected with the cult of the planet Venus. From the facade of the Palace in Sayil, Puuc Archaeological Zone (7th-10th).
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The Descending God - a strange figure in Maya mythology - is shown as...

The Palace in Labna, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. In the foreground a "sacbe", one of the stone roads on gravel dams which connected the Yucatan ceremonial centers (7th-10th CE).
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The Palace in Labna, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. In the foregrou...

The Look-out, an upper temple with typical Puuc- style crest, on top of a ruined pyramid. Labna, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan (7th-10th CE).
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The Look-out, an upper temple with typical Puuc- style crest, on top of a...

Lower section of a small building in front of the Look-out, a temple with typical Puuc-style crest atop a ruined pyramid. Labna, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan (7th-10th CE). 8
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Lower section of a small building in front of the Look-out, a temple with...

The monumental arch in Labna, Puuc, Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. The arch linked two residential areas of the Maya town of Labna; it is a typical triangular "false" arch flanked by two side doors and two orna- mental huts with niches for seated statues (7th-10th).
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The monumental arch in Labna, Puuc, Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. The arch...

The Maya arch at Kabah, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan, which connected two sections of the "sacbe" or white road, which led from Kabah to the larger city and ceremonial center of Uxmal (7th-10th CE).
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The Maya arch at Kabah, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan, which connected...

The Small Palace at Kabah, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. The palace has sloping roofs, reminiscent of the Maya farmhouses (7th-10th CE).
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The Small Palace at Kabah, Puuc Archaeological Zone, Yucatan. The palace has...