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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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  • 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 on the right Puuc architectural style, Late Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Masks of Chaac, God of the rain, Lattice work, Serpents, Corner of The Nunnery Quadrangle, East Building, 900-1000 AD, with The Temple of the Magician or House of the Dwarf in the distance, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Frescoes, detail of 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 Castle, rear side reinforced by a large sloping buttress, 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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  • 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 temple of the Descending God, Flat-roofed building with a staircase leading to the temple with a single chamber, topped by a roof crest in three parts, over the doorway a niche contains a painted 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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  • Five-Floor building, 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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  • Round temple called the Observatory, Mayapan, old Maya capital, c. 1250, destroyed during civil war in 1441, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symbol of Venus with the serpent's head of the staircase behind, The Temple of Venus, 1100-1300 AD, Toltec Architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Serpent's head, at the top of The Ossuary Pyramid, 800-900 AD, Toltec Architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. This pyramid was probably used for the cremations. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of platform with a border in bas-relief depicting a serpent, Wall of the Game of Ball, 900-1100 AD, Toltec Architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fort of San Carlos, beginning of the 17th century, church of San Francisco in the distance. At present houses City Museum showing the defense system of the walled city of Campeche, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Temple of 7 Dolls, Detail of the corner of the platform supporting the central tower for celestial observations, shaped as a serpent, 5th-8th century, Dzibilchaltun, Yucatan, Mexico. 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Five-Floor building, 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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  • Five-Floor building, 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 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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  • 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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  • The Great Palace, Puuc Architecture, 600-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, 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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  • Masks of Chaac, God of the rain, 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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  • Detail of a turtle, The Turtle House, Puuc architecture, 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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  • Detail of Ball player on the panel decorating the platform supporting the wall of the Game of Ball, 900-1100 AD, Toltec Architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quetzalcaan emerging from the jaws of a serpent, Platform of Venus, Toltec Architecture, 1100-1300 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. 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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  • The Temple of the Wind, on a natural prominence at the edge of the cliff, standing on a circular platform provided for temples dedicated to Ehécatl, the god of Wind, one of the aspects of Quetzalcoatl, one single room with the entrance on the north side and a vaulted roof, down the temple, three shrines, small temples of one small square room with one entrance, 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 Wind, on a natural prominence at the edge of the cliff, standing on a circular platform provided for temples dedicated to Ehécatl, the god of Wind, one of the aspects of Quetzalcoatl, one single room with the entrance on the north side and a vaulted roof, down the temple, three shrines, small temples of one small square room with one entrance, in the distance, rear side of the Castle and the Temple 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, single chamber building with a gallery surrounding it with entrances formed by four columns, 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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  • 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 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 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 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?s with the temple (two vaulted rooms, three entrances), the staircase, the western gallery and the two oratories on each side of the staircase, 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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  • The Castle, the temple?s façade with the two serpent-shaped columns in the Maya-Toltec style, the three entrances and the frieze with three niches, the central one containing the rest of a stucco of the Descending God, and at the corners the stucco masks with open mouths, teeth, large stylized eyes and feather headdresses, 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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  • 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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  • Temple on Nohoch Mul pyramid, Detail of a niche depicting the Descending God, East Coast Style (similar to those in Tulum), 14th century AD, Quintana Roo Mayan site, 600-900 AD, Coba, 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), 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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  • Watchtower (rear side), at the top of a pyramidal base, Roof comb crowning the temple, Puuc Style, 700 ? 1000 AD, Labna, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Great Palace, L-shaped building with 67 rooms distributed on two floors, frets and panels of rhombi in the frieze and the columned porticos, design of phases of the planet Venus in the shape of half moon, masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, different construction periods between 700 and 1000 AD, Puuc Architecture, Labna, Yucatan, 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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  • 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), 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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  • 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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  • 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, South Temple in the distance, 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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  • Symbolic struggle between th eagle (on the left) and the jaguar for the possession of the heart of the initiate, Temple of the Eagles and the Jaguars, Toltec architecture, 1100-1300 A.D., Chichen Itza, 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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  • Detail of the vaulted rooms, Five-Floor building, Puuc architectural style, Late Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, 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 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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  • Sculpture of the Sacerdote (Priest), The Nunnery Quadrangle, Western Edifice, 900-1000 AD, 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, 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 Turtle House with a frieze in the form of bamboo and six turtles sculpted on the cornice, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, flourished between 600-900 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of ornamentation, Governor?s Palace, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, 900-1000 AD, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lord Chaac, Governor of Uxmal, Governor?s Palace, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, 900-1000 AD, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of the Niches with the Pyramid of Kukulcan in the distance, Mayapan, old Maya capital, c. 1250, destroyed during civil war in 1441, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Platform with a drain which empties into the cenote (Sacred well), Temple of the Cenote Chen Mul, Mayapan, old Maya capital, c. 1250, destroyed during civil war in 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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  • Hall of the King, 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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  • Detail of bas-relief, The Market, 900-1200, Toltec architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Serpent head, at the bottom of the staircase, The Pyramid of Kukulcan, called El Castillo (The Castle), 26 meters high, square base of 55,5 meters per side, each of the four sides, which represent the four cardinal points, is "cut" in two by a staircase with 91 steps, Toltec architecture, 1100-1300 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Church, one-storey building with a vaulted ceiling, with a mask of the god of the rain, Chaac in the centre of the façade and at the two corners, rear side, 800-900 AD, Puuc architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Caryatid with water placed in a hollow (in the head) used for observing the movements of the planets reflected in it, The Astronomical Observatory, called El Caracol (Snail) because of the spiral staircase inside it, Toltec architecture, 900-1100 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Astronomical Observatory, called El Caracol (Snail) because of the spiral staircase inside it, rectangular platform of 67 meters from north to south and 52 meters from east to west with a cylindrical tower standing on it, about 16 meters high, Toltec architecture, 900-1100 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Symbol of power consisting of seven interwoven bars, meaning that the new Quetzalcaan has succeeded in defeating the seven lower levels and taking possesion of the seven virtues that will turn him into a superior man; above part of the plumed serpent running along the upper band of the temple and undulating among countless stylized fish, The Temple of Venus, 1100-1300 AD, Toltec Architecture, Chichen Itza, 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 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 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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  • Serpent in relief, The Tzompantli Temple or Platform of the Skulls, 1100-1300 AD, Toltec Architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone phalluses labelled with the false name of ?cylinders?, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chaac, God of the rain, Palace of the sculptured columns, East Side of the Upper Façade, 1100-1300 AD, Puuc Architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Warrior in relief, Northeast Colonnade, 900 ? 1200 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the bas-relief depicting a serpent, Temple of the Jaguars, southern end of the east platform of the court of the Game of Ball, 900-1100 AD, Toltec Architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. The temple was also used as the grandstand for the more important spectators. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper frieze of the Temple of the Jaguars, southern end of the east platform of the court of the Game of Ball, 900-1100 AD, Toltec Architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. There are eight jaguars on each of the four sides of the temple, a total of thirty two, of which sixteen are facing one way and sixteen the other. Every two jaguars represents animal strength. There is a circle containing sixteen dots which the animals are trying to break so as to keep the adept in a state of ignorance and unawareness. There is a bas-relief depicting a serpent with a head on each side. The temple was also used as the grandstand for the more important spectators. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Founded in 1540, Campeche City was the first Spanish settlement of the Yucatan Peninsula and served as one of the most important ports in America, exporting forest products. Actually tourists attraction for the upper-class Spanish mansions, churches and other colonial buildings still standing, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Founded in 1540, Campeche City was the first Spanish settlement of the Yucatan Peninsula and served as one of the most important ports in America, exporting forest products. Actually tourists attraction for the upper-class Spanish mansions, churches and other colonial buildings still standing, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Founded in 1540, Campeche City was the first Spanish settlement of the Yucatan Peninsula and served as one of the most important ports in America, exporting forest products. Actually tourists attraction for the upper-class Spanish mansions, churches and other colonial buildings still standing, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Founded in 1540, Campeche City was the first Spanish settlement of the Yucatan Peninsula and served as one of the most important ports in America, exporting forest products. Actually tourists attraction for the upper-class Spanish mansions, churches and other colonial buildings still standing, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Old tramway (detail); founded in 1540, Campeche City was the first Spanish settlement of the Yucatan Peninsula and served as one of the most important ports in America, exporting forest products. Actually tourists attraction for the upper-class Spanish mansions, churches and other colonial buildings still standing, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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