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1000places > PALENQUE, MEXICO - The next morning, with great anticipation, we made our way up a wooded pathway. The fog was just lifting, and we were approaching our first Maya pyramid.
1000places > UXMAL, MEXICO - The elaborate frieze on the top of the Governor's Palace shows the intricacy of Mayan artwork, including the depiction of the rattlesnake that was revered in the Mayan culture.
1000places > UXMAL, MEXICO - The Palace of the Governor is an imposing three-level edifice with a 320-ft. long mosaic facade, built in the 9th and 10th centuries.
1000places > UXMAL, MEXICO - A closer view of the Jaguar Throne, carved like a two-headed jaguar, which the Mayas associated with kings.
1000places > CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICO - The Maya name "Chich'en Itza" means "At the mouth of the well of the Itza". A walk along an ancient Mayan road called a sacbe led us to the Sacred Cenote. A cenote is a sinkhole in the limestone bed, accessing an underwater river. They were important to the Mayans as their main source of water and had great religious significance. There are stories of sacrificial victims being thrown into the Cenote, along with offerings of treasure. Jewelry, pottery, figurines and the bones of many humans, many of them children, have been found beneath these waters.
1000places > CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICO - To the southern area of the ruins, one of the most impressive structures is the Caracol, named for its curved inner stairway reminiscent of a snail (the Spanish word for snail is "carocol"). Also known as the Observatory, this tower was used for astronomy; its windows were aligned with the four cardinal directions and the position of the setting sun at the equinoxes.
1000places > CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICO - Another reason for the name "Temple of Warriors" is that carved on the square columns at the top of the pyramid are images of Mayan warriors.
1000places > PALENQUE, MEXICO - The three temples of the Group of the Cross are (left to right) the Temple of the Foliated Cross (built in 672 AD), the Temple of the Cross (built in 692), and the Temple of the Sun (built in 690).
1000places > PALENQUE, MEXICO - In the heart of Palenque, dominating the site, stands the Temple of Inscriptions. The central stairway leads to the top sanctuary composed of five bays.
PALENQUE, MEXICO - The next morning, with great anticipation, we made our way up a wooded pathway. The fog was just lifting, and we were approaching our first Maya pyramid.

1000places > PALENQUE, MEXICO - The next morning, with great anticipation, we made our way up a wooded pathway. The fog was just lifting, and we were approaching our first Maya pyramid.
PALENQUE, MEXICO - The next morning, with great anticipation, we made our way up a wooded pathway. The fog was just lifting, and we were approaching our first Maya pyramid.

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