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  • The Moon Pyramid, dedicated to Chalchihuitlicue, goddess of lakes and streams. The Street of the Dead leads up the pyramid. Teotihuacan, Mexico.
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  • Mayan ruins called The Palace, at Palenque, Mexico.
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  • The Mayan ruins at Xpujil, Yucatan, Mexico.
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  • The Mayan ruins of the Governor's Palace at Uxmal, meaning "thrice-built." Yucatan, Mexico..
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  • A Chac Mool statue on the Temple of the Warrior at Chichen Itza or "at the mouth of the well of the Itza". Mayan ruins in Yucatan, Mexico. These were believed to be receptacles for incense and human hearts during sacrifices.
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  • A Chac Mool statue on the Temple of the Warrior at Chichen Itza or "at the mouth of the well of the Itza". Mayan ruins in Yucatan, Mexico. These were believed to be receptacles for incense and human hearts during sacrifices.
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  • El Adivino, the Pyramid of the Magician at Uxmal, meaning "thrice-built." Yucatan, Mexico.
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  • Ruins of the Mayan city of Uxmal, meaning "thrice-built." Yucatan, Mexico.
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  • Reconstructing the Mayan ruins at Becan, Yucatan, Mexico. Peculiar for its large artificial moat.
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  • Mayan ruins at the Pyramid of the Masks at Kohunlich,  Mexico, Yucatan. Built prior to 500 AD, it is unknown whether they represent rulers or gods.
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  • Mayan ruins at the Pyramid of the Masks at Kohunlich,  Mexico, Yucatan. Built prior to 500 AD, it is unknown whether they represent rulers or gods.
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  • Mayan ruins at Corozal, Belize. A one-armed guide explains the history of the the site to Charles Mann and Sasha Blair and Evan and Jack Menzel. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Mayan ruins of El Castillo at Chichen Itza or "At the mouth of the well of the Itza", Yucatan, Mexico. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Roman Pinachen, archeologist at the Mayan ruins of Chicana, Yucatan, Mexico. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Aerial of the neo-classical Metropolitan Cathedral and Degollado Theater in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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  • The National Cathedral in the Zocalo, the main central Square, Mexico City, Mexico. Construction was ordered by Cortez after destroying the Aztec temples which once occupied the site. It is now tilted as it sinks slowly into the lake bed Mexico City is built on.
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  • The neo-classical Metropolitan Cathedral in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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  • The Cathedral in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
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  • Saint Prisca, the Cathedral in Taxco, a colonial silver mining town in central Mexico.
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  • Church in Tonala, Mexico.
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  • School children pass in front of the cathedral in Mitla, Mexico.
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  • View of Taxco, a colonial silver mining hill town in Mexico, with a patio in the foreground.
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  • Stone wall and gate with rooster in front of a blue house in Bolonchen de Rejon, outside Campeche, Mexico.
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  • Colonial neighborhood with red pickup truck in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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  • Colonial neighborhood barred window with flowers and a red wall in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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