This structure was moved nearly 40 feet while people continued working inside it.

A wooden sculpture sits rather out of place in this Mexican beach town.

This colorful, ornately-decorated cemetery sits next to a quiet cove known as "the beach of the dead."

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A sculpture dedicated to the trade that gave the town its name.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

This museum honors a unique musical instrument of African origins, whose sound defines a city.

This colorful, geometric church beautifully embodies the Tapatía school of architecture.

In this breathtaking canyon, crocodiles bask on boulders and glide through the murky waters.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.