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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...