Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

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

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A mysterious, abandoned Chinese building in Mexico pays homage to the area's East Asian immigrants.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

This series of paintings celebrate a locally beloved snail species.

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

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

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

In this breathtaking canyon, crocodiles bask on boulders and glide through the murky waters.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

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

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

This often-overlooked ocean walkway was once considered an impossible fantasy.

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

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

The scene of a legendary hunt is displayed on this building's facade.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.