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Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

Fish raining from the sky are the cause of a yearly celebration in this small Honduran town.

Remote Honduran Islands with a colorful history.

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

The youngest volcano in Central America.

This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

This archaeological site was the center of the extinct Yarmukian culture which developed the first roads and pottery in Israel.

One of only two towns in Israel populated by Circassians, a sect of Sunni Muslims who are also devoted to Israeli military service.

A stunning mosque owes its design to an Ottoman ruler nicknamed "the Butcher."

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.

Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.

An ancient tunnel in Jerusalem built to redirect water in the event of a siege is one of history’s great architectural innovations.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

This nightmarish children's plaything was left grotesque to help kids conquer their fear.