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This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

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

An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

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

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

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

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

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

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

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

An artist's suburban abode looks like an architectural fever dream.

One of the world’s largest cave systems houses legends, concerts, and wondrous rock formations alike.

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

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

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

This ceremonial Mexican square looks as though it belongs in a science fiction movie.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

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