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An iguana suns itself on the cliff below Tulum, Yucatan.
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An iguana suns itself on the cliff below Tulum, Yucatan.

Xcaret, a small ceremonial center near Tulum. The pyramid (7th-10th CE).
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Xcaret, a small ceremonial center near Tulum. The pyramid (7th-10th CE...

Temples in Xcaret, a small ceremonial center and settlement near Tulum, Yucatan (7th-10th CE).
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Temples in Xcaret, a small ceremonial center and settlement near Tulu...

Teotihuacan, "Place of the Gods" was the most important ceremonial center in Mesoamerica. At the height of its importance, Teotihuacan had a population of 200.000. Plaza of the Moon, two platforms and the Pyramid of the Moon. 3rd-6th. Height 42 m
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Teotihuacan, "Place of the Gods" was the most important ceremonial center in Mes...

Teotihuacan, Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, and Tlaloc, the rain-god. Heads of Jaguars, symbol of death, jut out from flowers, symbol of plenitude; the god Tlaloc is shown with a face of corncobs and large goggles (3rd-6th CE).
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Teotihuacan, Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, and Tlaloc, the...

Mask of the rain-god Tlaloc; his face is made of corncobs, his eyes are covered by large goggles like the obsidian- or gold rings put over the eyes of the dead. From the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and Tlaloc, Teotihuacan, Mexico (3rd-6th CE).
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Mask of the rain-god Tlaloc; his face is made of corncobs, his eyes are c...

The head of a jaguar, symbol of the setting sun and of death, juts out from a flower, symbol of plenitude. Tempel of Quetzalcoatl and Tlaloc, Teotihuacan, Mexico (3rd-6th CE).
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The head of a jaguar, symbol of the setting sun and of death, juts out from...

The Quetzal-Mariposa Palace within the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The rooms, arranges around a court- yard, belong to the priestly residences. The square pillars show reliefs of the quetzal-bird; the eye- sockets of the birds are inlaid with obsidian (3rd-6th)
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The Quetzal-Mariposa Palace within the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The r...

Detail of the pillars of Mariposa-Palace, part of the priestly residences in the Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center. The low relief shows quetzal-birds with eyes inlaid with obsidian (3rd-6th CE).
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Detail of the pillars of Mariposa-Palace, part of the priestly residences in t...

Head of a quetzal-bird, its eyes inlaid with obsidian. From the pillars of the Quetzal-Mariposa Palace, Teotihuacan Ceremonial Center, Mexico (3rd-6th CE).
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Head of a quetzal-bird, its eyes inlaid with obsidian. From the pillars of the...

The figure of a Chac-Mool, ready to receive the hearts of victims of human sacrifice, gazes at Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The Site was founded by the Maya, but building continued by invading Toltecs after 918. Height of the Pyramid 30 m. 11th.
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The figure of a Chac-Mool, ready to receive the hearts of victims of human sacr...

Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan. Kukulcan is the Maya God of Creation symbolized by the wind. Chichen Itza was founded by the Maya, but building continued under invading Toltecs after 918. Four stairs lead up to the temple on top of the Pyramid.
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Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan. Kukulcan is the Maya God of Creat...