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Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

A fairytale-like grove with a crystal-clear spring bubbling under the shade of a massive ancient tree.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

In a busy Oaxaca market, a nearly century-old drinks stand still serves family recipes from giant clay pots.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

Its exhibits are dedicated to educating the public about state terrorism in Mexico.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

This church devoted to Mexico's "dead saint" is a festive celebration of a formerly hidden religious figure.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

Found down a long dirt road, a sacred Mexican cenote and 18th-century hacienda remain hidden.

Trek through the jungle on a boat and a swinging bridge and you'll be rewarded with these refreshing, if pungent, mineral pools.

One of the world's largest murals covers a large swath of homes in its hillside neighborhood.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

Take a dip beneath the stalactites in this amazing cenote.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

A neo-Gothic temple in central Mexico featuring a labyrinthine network of crypts.

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