Calakmul
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Calakmul is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region. It is 35 kilometres from the Guatemalan border. Calakmul was one of the
Temple I, Calakmul Biosphere
Calakmul's Stela 88 stands upon the stairway of Structure 13
Stela 51, dated to AD 731, depicts Yuknoom Took' K'awiil.
Jade mask, currently exhibited at the Museum of Maya Architecture
Yaxchilan
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Yaxchilan is an ancient Maya city located on the bank of the Usumacinta River in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. In the Late Classic Period Yaxchilan was one of the most powerful Maya states along the c
Structure 33 at Yaxchilan
West Acropolis of Yaxchilan
View of the Main Plaza at Yaxchilan
Lintel 24, structure 23, Yaxchilan. The sculpture depicts a sacred blood-letting ritual which took place on October 28, 709. King Itzamnaaj B'alam II is shown holding a torch, while his wife Lady K'ab'al Xook draws a barbed rope through her pierced tongue, British Museum.