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  • Structure 15, called the Oval Palace, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The South Structure, South Plaza, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The South Structure with the stelaes in the foreground, South Plaza, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stelae, with the South Structure in the background, South Plaza, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stelae, South Plaza, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture, Central Plaza, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Structure 17, called the Twins, large foundation of 40 meters long, 17 meters wide and 6 meters high upon which two others were built to support two vaulted buildings of four rooms each, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ball Court, Detail of Cornice, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ball Court, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ball Court, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance gateway to ceremonial centre with 4 arches, One of the three walls protecting the city, Puuc Architecture, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance gateway to ceremonial centre with 4 arches, Puuc Architecture, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Acropolis, Detail of a glyph, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Acropolis, Detail of a glyph, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Relief, The Acropolis, singular architectural style that combines elements from the Peten, Puuc, Quintana Roo coast, Rio Bec and Chenes regions, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Acropolis, 31 meters high, different terrace levels and superimposed constructions with a base measuring 160 meters by 60 meters, singular architectural style that combines elements from the Peten, Puuc, Quintana Roo coast, Rio Bec and Chenes regions, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), detail of a stair for the entrance shaped like a mask of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing Atlante, Eastern façade of Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Carved panels, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing Atlante, Eastern façade of Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Carved panels, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing Atlante, Eastern façade of Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Carved panels, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Display of Lattice Work and stylized huts, Puuc Architecture, 700 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Detail of ornamentation, Puuc Architecture, 700 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Codz Poop?s Altar of the Glyphs, square layout of 21 feet on each side, four faces with carved, bas-relief glyphs, western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya) in the background, Puuc Architecture, 700 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Structure 17 (on the right), called the Twins, large foundation of 40 meters long, 17 meters wide and 6 meters high upon which two others were built to support two vaulted buildings of four rooms each, in the distance the South Structure, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Structure 15, called the Oval Palace, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stelae, South Plaza, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance gateway to ceremonial centre with 4 arches, Puuc Architecture, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ball Court, with the Acropolis in the distance, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Acropolis (Detail), singular architectural style that combines elements from the Peten, Puuc, Quintana Roo coast, Rio Bec and Chenes regions, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Acropolis, 31 meters high, different terrace levels and superimposed constructions with a base measuring 160 meters by 60 meters, singular architectural style that combines elements from the Peten, Puuc, Quintana Roo coast, Rio Bec and Chenes regions, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), detail of a stair for the entrance shaped like a mask of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), detail of the stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing Atlante, Eastern façade of Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Carved panels, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing Atlantes, Eastern façade of Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Latticework and carved panels, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Display of Lattice Work and stylized huts, Puuc Architecture, 700 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chultun of God Chaac, underground reservoir for water storage, in front of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Puuc Architecture, 600 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Room of the paintings and Pyramid of Kukulkan called El Castillo, The Castle, Mayapan, old Maya capital, c. 1250, destroyed during civil war, 1441, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small vaulted temple on the top of the Structure 10, associated to the "miniature temples" of the East Cost of Quintana Roo for its architectural characteristics, Post-Classic period (1200 - 1542 AD), Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ball Court, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance gateway to ceremonial centre with 4 arches, One of the three walls protecting the city, Puuc Architecture, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Structure 44, South side of the Central Plaza, largest structure at Dzibilchaltun and longest known in Maya architecture at 130 meters long, Staircase with rounded corners built of large blocks reinforced with smaller flagstones, one of the widest stairways known in ancient Mesoamerican city, used during the Late and Terminal Classic periods (AD 600 - 1000), Dzibilchaltun, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved, bas-relief glyph, western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Puuc Architecture, 700 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved, bas-relief glyph, western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Puuc Architecture, 700 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Standing Atlante, Eastern façade of Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Carved panels, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Detail of cornice, Puuc Architecture, 700 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Display of Lattice Work and stylized huts, Puuc Architecture, 700 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Structure 17 (Rear side), called the Twins, large foundation of 40 meters long, 17 meters wide and 6 meters high upon which two others were built to support two vaulted buildings of four rooms each, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Acropolis, Detail of a glyph, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Altar of the Glyphs and Chultun of the God Chaac in the foreground, originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Codz Poop?s Altar of the Glyphs, square layout of 21 feet on each side, four faces with carved, bas-relief glyphs, western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya) in the background, Puuc Architecture, 700 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pyramid of Kukulkan called El Castillo, The Castle, Mayapan, old Maya capital, c. 1250, destroyed during civil war, 1441, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Platform of the Dancers with the Pyramid of Kukulcan in the distance, Mayapan, old Maya capital, c. 1250, destroyed during civil war, 1441, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Parque Hidalgo with Grand Hotel in the backround, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, pictured on July 15, 2006, in the morning. There are many 18th-19th century Colonial buildings in the town which is now considered to be one of  the oldest continually occupied cities in the Americas. Merida is the state capital of Yucatan. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Structure 36, uncovered pyramid made up of four square and stepped platforms with a height of 9,40 meters, stairs to the South and towards the central square where the ancient mayans were attending the ceremonies. 900 - 1000 AD,  Dzibilchaltun, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Great Palace, detail of a mask of Chaac, big-nosed god of the rain, Symbol of the corn (¤) above the two eyes, Puuc Style, 750 ? 1000 AD, Sayil, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest Temple, Great Acropolis, Puuc architectural style, Late Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nohochná ?The Big House?, four long halls with openings between thick square columns, Puuc architectural style, Late Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, Mexico. Building used for administrative tasks; wideness of the staircase suggests a possible second use as benches for spectators during special events in the Main Plaza. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Acropolis, square base 530 feet wide and 25 feet high, with the Five-Floor Building rising from the summit and the House of the Moon and the Southwest Temple in the distance, Puuc architectural style, Late Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Stucco, Five-Floor Building, Puuc architectural style, Late Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a glyph on the riser of the steps of the Stairway, Five-Floor Building, Puuc architectural style, Late Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stairway at the feet of the Five-Floor building with the glyphs on the riser of the steps, Puuc architectural style, Late Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Five-Floor building (Rear Side), so called because of its five levels of vaulted rooms, Puuc architectural style, Late Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved, bas-relief glyphs, Detail of the Codz Poop?s Altar of the Glyphs, Puuc Architecture, 700 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Xaibe Palace (?xai?, crossing, ?be? road), rectangular floor plan with rounded corners, 15 meters high, at the center of sacbes 1, 5, 6 and 8, Quintana Roo Mayan site, 600-900 AD, Coba, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nohoch Mul (?Big Hill?), 42 meters high, large pyramid of seven stepped units with rounded and inset corners topped by a temple similar to those at Tulum with niches depicting the Descending God, Early Classical Period, 325 ? 625 AD, Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nohoch Mul (?Big Hill?), 42 meters high, large pyramid of seven stepped units with rounded and inset corners topped by a temple similar to those at Tulum with niches depicting the Descending God, Early Classical Period, 325 ? 625 AD, Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stelae, Macanxoc Group, made up of low platforms with small temples and altars, Quintana Roo Mayan site, 600-900 AD, Coba, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Magician or House of the Dwarf, c. 900 AD, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, flourished between 600-900 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Masks of Chaac, God of the rain, The Grand Pyramid or Great Temple (Detail of Corner), commonly the Great pyramid, 8th century, reconstructed 1972-3, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, flourished between 600-900 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Nunnery Quadrangle, Eastern Edifice, detail of the corner of the frieze with masks of Chaac, God of the rain, Temple of the Magician or House of the Dwarf in the distance, 900-1000 AD, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner with Masks of Chaac, God of rain with all the façade in the distance, False Arch, Governor?s Palace, 900-1000 AD, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chultún, water cistern, at the entrance of the The Temple of the Magician or House of the Dwarf, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, flourished between 600-900 AD, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tzompantli Temple or Platform of the Skulls, 1100-1300 AD, Toltec Architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Used to display the skulls of enemy warriors defeated in battle as well as the heads of sacrificial victims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Monastery, seceral mask of Chaac, God of the rain, at the corners and on the façade, symbol of the corn (¤) above the masks of Chaac on the frieze, Lattice Work, Puuc Architecture, 750-900 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The House of the Cenote (Sacred Well), Three chambers building over a natural cenote (well), Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), arise and grew between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Watchtower, at the northeast and southwest corners of the wall, small temple with entrances in south, east and west sides, frieze and remains of paints on its outside walls, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), arise and grew between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The House of the Halach Uinic, eastern part with columns in the entrance and a stucco figure of the Descending God decorating its façade, standing on a platform, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), arise and grew between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the House of the Chultun (Cistern) with a niche containing a stucco figure of the Descending God, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), arise and grew between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Frescoes, detail of stucco figure and sculpture decorating the frieze over the portico, built in different stages between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Frescoes, built in different stages between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. The oldest building has a single chamber, murals on the façade and a niche over the entrance containing a Descending God. Later, a gallery has surrounded it with entrances formed by four columns. Various stucco figures decorate the three niches over the portico and the corners of the façade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Castle, rear side reinforced by a large sloping buttress very near the brick of the cliff, Temple of the Descending God on its right, built in different period between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Castle, the Temple of the Descending God, the House of the Columns and Shrines at Tulum, most important archaeological site on the Carribbean coast, defended by a wall on three sides and the sea on the fourth, arose and grew between the 12th and 16th centuries AD, in the Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum means fence, trench or wall, name given to the site in recent times, its ancient name was possibly Zamá, a corruption of Zamal (morning), associated with the dawn. Discovered by Juan Díaz, member of Juan de Grijalva?s expedition that reached the coast of Yucatan Peninsula in 1518. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main structure of the Paintings Group, in reference to the fragments of mural painting preserved in the interior of this building, Late Post-Classical Period (1250 ? 1550 AD), East Coast Style, Quintana Roo, Coba, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Great Palace? square, Puuc Architecture, 600-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Acropolis, square base 530 feet wide and 25 feet high, with the Five-Floor Building rising from the summit and the Northwest Temple in the distance, Puuc architectural style, Late Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Group of Shrines, not over one meter high, square room with one entrance, northeast of the walled area, facing the Carribean, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), arise and grew between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Frescoes, single chamber building with a gallery surrounding it with entrances formed by four columns, in the distance, The House of the Chultun (Cistern), bottle-shaped underground construction lined with slabs of limestone at the southwest corner where rainwater was collected. Portico with two columns and a gallery, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), arise and grew between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Frescoes, detail of stucco figure representing the Descending God and decorating one of the three niches over the portico, built in different stages between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Throne of the Two-Headed Jaguar with the façade of the Governor?s Palace in the background, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, flourished between 600-900 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Nunnery Quadrangle, East Building, 900-1000 AD, with the Temple of the Magician in the distance, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Magician or House of the Dwarf, c. 900 AD, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, flourished between 600-900 AD, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Magician or House of the Dwarf with the Nunnery Quadrangle, c. 900 AD, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, flourished between 600-900 AD, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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