The Maya city of Labna in the Yucatan of Mexico was first discovered by European explorers Stevens a... | 
Sayil is one of the most beautiful palaces in all of the Maya world. This city in the southern Yucat... | 
Palenque is one of the crown jewels of the Maya world. This classic period city lies nestled up agai... |
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The Temple of Inscriptions at Palenque. Tablets across the lintels of the temple atop this monument ... | 
Copan; A jaguar god overlooks the Eastern Plaza at Copan, the great southern Maya city in modern day... | 
Copan; Stellae once filled the North Plaza at Copan with the faces and stories of the great Rulers o... |
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Heiroglyphic staircase; Copan is the great southern Maya city in modern day Honduras. This view look... | 
Sculpture at Copan is finer than at other Maya Cities. This oversized stone head of God N was found ... | 
Tikal; Temple One; Archaeoastronomy teaches us that this planetary alignment of Jupiter, Venus, and ... |
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Maya Corn god from Copan... | 
Stela; found at Copan, Honduras... | 
Stela; found at Copan, Honduras... |
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Stairway; this 50 feet wide hieroglyphic stairway once had 72 steps with over 1,250 hieroglyphics of... | 
Stone; portrait of the Maya ruler known as 18 Rabbit with nesting great kiskadee, a flycatcher, Copa... | 
Ear ornaments; fine jade earrings found in royal tomb, Copan, Honduras... |
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Stellae; David Stuart with stellae found under Structure 26, hieroglyphics for December 11, 435 at t... | 
Maya women; socializing at a molino or corn mill, Yucatán, Mexico... | 
Pan American Highway; the original highway curves through quilted Maya wheat fields planted in rich ... |
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Weaving; woman weaving Maya designs into cloth on a contract for a merchant in Guatemala City, Toton... | 
Well; sacred cenote was a crucial source for water for the Maya, humans were sacrified in these well... | 
Hieroglyphic staircase; Maya site of Copán, Honduras... |
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Hieroglyphic staircase; Maya site of Copán, Honduras... | 
Copán; Maya site in Honduras... | 
Copán; Maya site in Honduras... |
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Stela; Maya site of Copán, Honduras... | 
Copán; Maya site in Honduras... | 
Hieroglyphic staircase; Maya site of Copán, Honduras... |
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Hieroglyphic staircase; Maya site of Copán, Honduras... | 
Copán; View from the top of T-26, Maya site in Honduras... |
Stela; Maya site of Copán, Honduras... |
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Copán; residential area at Maya site of Copán, Honduras... | 
Hieroglyphic staircase; Maya site of Copán, Honduras... |
Stela; Maya site at Copán, Honduras... |
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Copán; Maya site in Honduras... | 
Hieroglyphic staircase; Maya site of Copán, Honduras... |
Hieroglyphic staircase; Maya site of Copán, Honduras... |
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Stela; Maya site of Copán, Honduras... | 
Copán; Maya site in Honduras... | 
Copán; Maya site in Honduras... |
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Copán; Maya site in Honduras... | 
Copán; Maya site in Honduras... | 
Copán; Maya site in Honduras... |
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Copán; Eighteen Rabbit, Maya site in Honduras... | 
Copán; Maya site in Honduras, Eastern Plaza with Temple 18... | 
Copán; Maya site in Honduras... |
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Abaj Takalik; Monument 99 is a classic Olmec style head, with unique design... | 
Takalik Abaj; Jade necklace, ear spools, and tubular bangles from burial... | 
Maya; Revived Maya custom of using giant kites to send messages to anscestors during Day of the Dead... |
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Maya; Revived Maya custom
of using giant kites to send messages to anscestors during Day of the
De... | 
Maya; Revived Maya custom
of using giant kites to send messages to anscestors during Day of the
De... | 
Maya; Mayan woman in a Catholic church built with stones from
a Mayan temple
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Maya; Daily life, gathering to pray... | 
Maya; Villagers celebrate Good Friday blending beliefs with Roman Catholicism, San Mateo Ixtatan, Gu... |
