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

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

Things roll uphill on this Mexican street that seems to defy gravity.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

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

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

There is nothing like a religious festival celebrated with blow-up sledgehammers.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

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

A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

Huge hole looks down onto an underground beach populated with sea lions.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

A lake at the bottom of the ocean.

The stoutest tree in the world.

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

Inside this mountain lies several kilometers of breathtaking caves.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

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