Paty's World of Maya Ruins

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SHORTCUTS TO: Chichén Itzá | Cobá | Dzibilchaltún | Ek' Balam | Iximché
La Venta | Palenque | Quiriguá | Sayil | Toniná | Tulum | Uxmal | Zaculeu

Palenque, Temple of the Inscriptions Palenque, Temple of the Inscriptions, 2006
Palenque, Temple of the Inscriptions Another view
Palenque, Temple of the Sun Palenque, Temple of the Sun

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Iximché, also known as Patinamit, is a Cakchiquel Maya city of late postclassic age. Temple One, Plaza B at Iximché, Guatemala

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Iximché, Plaza A, Temple of the Murals
zaculeu1.jpg (72729 bytes) Zaculeu, an early postclassic Quiche Mayan site outside of Huehuetenango, Guatemala; restored in the 1940s by the United Fruit Company, which covered everything with cement, giving the ruin it strange look. This is Plaza One.
zaculeu2.jpg (73867 bytes) Plaza One at Zaculeu

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Another view
zaculeu4.jpg (503092 bytes) Plaza Three
zaculeu5.jpg (66455 bytes) Looking off through the mountains
ekbalam1.jpg (125175 bytes) Carving on upper level of Acropolis at Ek' Balam in east-central Yucatan
Classic Maya Arch Classic Mayan Arch at Ek' Balam
ekbalam2.jpg (210627 bytes) Carving on upper level of Acropolis at Ek' Balam
ekbalam3.jpg (167971 bytes) Structure 21 at Ek' Balam
ekbalam4.jpg (160568 bytes) Detail at the side of Acropolis at Ek' Balam
ekbalam5.jpg (134640 bytes) View from upper level of the Acropolis across the North Plaza at Ek' Balam
ekbalam6.jpg (255958 bytes) Lower area of the Acropolis at Ek' Balam
ekbalam7.jpg (220282 bytes) The Ball Court, also called "The Twins" at Ek' Balam
ekbalam8.jpg (145117 bytes) The Oval Palace at Ek' Balam
ekbalam9.jpg (156453 bytes) Stele in the North Plaza at Ek' Balam
ekbala10.jpg (208881 bytes) The Ball Court at Ek' Balam
ekbala11.jpg (328341 bytes) Carving at foot of Acropolis structure at Ek' Balam
dzibil1.jpg (99360 bytes) House of 7 Dolls at Dzibilchaltún
dzibil2.jpg (194530 bytes) Structure 42 at Dzibilchaltún
dzibil3.jpg (177727 bytes) Open Chapel at Dzibilchaltún
dzibil4.jpg (239730 bytes) Structure 48 at Dzibilchaltún
Palace of the Underworld At Toniná, Palace of the Underworld, September 2003
Palace of the Frets At Toniná, Palace of the Frets, September, 2003
Palace of the Frets Another view
Acropolis At Toniná, the Acropolis, September, 2003
Ball Court At Toniná, the Ball Court, September, 2003
Ball Court At Toniná, the Ball Court and the Great Platform, September, 2003
Great Platform At Toniná, the Great Platform, September, 2003
At Cobá, Nohoch Mul At Cobá, Nohoch Mul, the tallest pyramid in the Yucatan, 2003
At Cobá, Nohoch Mul Another view
El Lago at Cobá El Lago at Cobá
At Cobá, another temple At Cobá, a temple surrounded by Spanish Moss, 2002
At Cobá, a temple At Cobá, a temple among the trees,2003
At Cobá, a temple view At Cobá, a temple view through the trees, 2003
tulum5.jpg (81650 bytes) Statue of Mayan god at Cobá
At Cobá, a ring in the Ball Court, 2003 At Cobá, a ring in the Ball Court, 2003
Serpent fountain Serpent fountain as you enter downtown Cancun
At Tulum, Maya site south of Cancun At Tulum, Maya site south of Cancun
Temple of the Cenote Temple of the Cenote. Cave to the left is entrance to the hidden cenote.
Tulum Tulum ruin
tulum3.jpg (212233 bytes) Entrance to hidden cenote under the Temple of the Cenote at Tulum
tulum4.jpg (124030 bytes) Tulum Ruin
Olmec head at La Venta Huge Olmec head at La Venta, Villahermosa, Tabasco, 2001
La Venta, Villahermosa Stone Olmec man in the park-museum at La Venta, Villahermosa, 2001
Palace at Sayil The Palace at Sayil on the Puuc Route, Yucatan
Nunnery Quadrangle Carved serpent detail from Nunnery Quadrangle, Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico
House of the Governor House of the Governor, facade of long-snouted mask, probably Lord Chac, Uxmal, Yucatan
House of the Governor Mask detail, Uxmal, Yucatan
Uxmal Uxmal, Yucatan
Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal, Yucatan, 2002
Grand Castilo, Chichén Itzá,Yucatan Grand Castilo, Chichén Itzá,Yucatan
Gran Castilo Grand Castilo, Chichén Itzá,Yucatan
The Ball court The Ball court, Chichén Itzá,Yucatan
Platform of the Skulls Platform of the Skulls, Chichén Itzá,Yucatan
chitza1.jpg (63275 bytes) Western staircase of el Castillo, Chichén Itzá,Yucatan, 2002
Western staircase of el Castillo, Chichén Itzá Carved stone skulls, Chichén Itzá,Yucatan, 2002
Temple of Jaguar, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan Temple of Jaguar, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan
Chichén Itzá Carved stone head detail, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan, 2002
The Ball Court, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan The Ball Court, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan
Quiriguá At Quiriguá, Guatemala, a stele
altar stone Altar stone discovered while excavating for a gas station in Guatemala City in the 1950s, now found in a private home

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