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  • White Road or Sacbe, one of the forty roads or pathways discovered on the site, most impressive network of roads yet found in the pre-Hispanic world, Quintana Roo Mayan site, 600-900 AD, Coba, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • White Road or Sacbe, one of the forty roads or pathways discovered on the site, most impressive network of roads yet found in the pre-Hispanic world, Quintana Roo Mayan site, 600-900 AD, Coba, 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Mask of Chaac, God of the rain, Room of the Masks with the Round Temple called the Observatory 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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  • 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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  • Northern Temple or the Temple of the Bearded Man, Rectangular platform, 8 by 14 meters, Toltec Architecture, Game of Ball, 900-1100 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. The scenes sculpted on the columns and on the vaulted ceiling illustrate the whole initiation process. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ring shaped like coiled serpents, Wall of the Game of Ball, 900-1100 AD, Toltec Architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • The Great Palace, three stories building including 98 chambers, 200 meters long, wide stairway leading to each of the floors, ornamental richness of the façade of the second floor with its columned porticos, masks of Chaac, big-nosed god of the rain, the descending god between two stylized serpents, Puuc Style, 750 ? 1000 AD, Sayil, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • House of the Moon, Great Acropolis, Puuc architectural style, Late Classic Period, 600 - 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Jaguar Throne, at the rear 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. 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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  • 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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  • Temple of 7 Dolls with 4 staircases orientated to the cardinal points and topped with central tower for celestial observations, Doorway on each side of the structure and windows on each side of the east and west entrances, 5th-8th century, Dzibilchaltun, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Great Palace, detail of portico, Puuc Style, 750 ? 1000 AD, Sayil, 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 Stucco, Five-Floor Building, 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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  • Watchtower, 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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  • 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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  • Ball Court, Coba Group, Quintana Roo Mayan site, 600-900 AD, Coba, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wall of the Game of Ball, with the Ring shaped like coiled serpents, Ball Court, Toltec Architecture, 900-1100 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Castle, rear side reinforced by a large sloping buttress, wooden staircase on the cliff, 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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  • Sectional view of The Castle?s façade 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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  • Mask of Chaac, god of the rain, with a sculpture of a man between the two eyes and the symbol of corn (¤) above the mask, The Monastery, Puuc architecture, 750-900 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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  • The Temple of Venus, square platform, four meters high, each side measures 25 meters and has a staircase ending with two serpent heads, 1100-1300 AD, Toltec Architecture, Chichen Itza, 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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  • 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, 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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  • Temple of 7 Dolls with 4 staircases orientated to the cardinal points and topped with central tower for celestial observations, Doorway on each side of the structure and windows on each side of the east and west entrances, 5th-8th century, Dzibilchaltun, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Structure 12 with Monolith, Platform of 1,4 meters high with four staircase on each side and the monoilith in the center, Dzibilchaltun (500 BC - 1500 AD), Yucatan, 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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  • Ball Court, laid out in a north-south direction, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • The Paintings Group, in reference to the fragments of mural painting preserved in this building, Late Post-Classical Period (1250 ? 1550 AD), East Coast Style, Quintana Roo, 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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  • 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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  • Detail of a skull, Ball Court, Coba Group, Late Classical Period Quintana Roo Mayan site, 600-900 AD, Coba, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the panels 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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  • 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, beside the temple and down right the picture, a shrine, small temple 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 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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  • The House of the Columns, also known as the Great Palace, residential construction, L-shaped building, wide entrance with four columns, outer gallery with columns that divide it into two aisles and a west wing added later, 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, detail of stucco figure 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 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, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Temple of 7 Dolls with 4 staircases orientated to the cardinal points and topped with central tower for celestial observations, Doorway on each side of the structure and windows on each side of the east and west entrances, 5th-8th century, Dzibilchaltun, 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • Rear side of the Southern Temple, Late Classic Period, 600 ? 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, Mexico. The wide embankment on which the five bodies with indented corners converge is of the Petén architectural style. 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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  • 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 Sea, single-roomed building overlooking the Caribbean, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), arise and grew between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Formally it had a roof made of limestone mixed with pieces of seashells and conch, and supported by wooden beams. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of the Niches, Mayapan, old Maya capital, c. 1250, destroyed during civil war in 1441, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Red House or Chichanchoob, circa 900 AD, Puuc architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask of Chaac, god of the rain, with a serpent above the mask, The Monastery, Puuc architecture, 750-900 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Doorway, Temple of sculpted panels and lintel, 750-900 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Square of the Thousand Columns, 900-1200 AD, adjoining the Temple of the Warriors on the eastern plaza of the central plain of Chichen Itza, each of the pillars represents a Quetzalcaan who has reached the highest levels of knowledge, Toltec architecture, 1100-1300 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of serpent, Temple of the Eagles and the Jaguars with the Pyramid of Kukulcan in the distance, 1100-1300 A.D., 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, the two niches on the right and on the left of the mask of the god Chaac in the centre contain the four bacabs (meant to support the sky at the four cardinal points) symbolized by the tortoise, the crab, the shell and the squirrel, 800-900 AD, Puuc architecture, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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