Places Sanne Lillianne Wants to Go

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

This city's cultural center is in a restored Spanish colonial home from the 1800s.

This series of paintings celebrate a locally beloved snail species.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

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

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.

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

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

It's not quite as old as its Roman appearance suggests, but this piece of infrastructure served Guatemala City for centuries.

This museum in Chiapas honors Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, a key figure of the Zapatista movement.

A diverse collection from all over Chiapas, gathered by a philanthropist during his activism in the state.

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.

Mexico’s first and only Tzotzil Maya bookbinding workshop.

The displays in this off-the-beaten-path museum highlight the holistic, indigenous methods of healing.

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

After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.

The enigmatic skull gazes out over the ruins of a once-great Mayan city.