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Mayapan
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Yucatan)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2002. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Mayapan submitted by SolarMegalith on 17th Aug 2008. Mayapan - view for the main pyramid. The city was an important political centre in final period of Mayan civilization (photo taken on March 2002).
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Sayil
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Yucatan)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2002. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Sayil submitted by SolarMegalith on 17th Aug 2008. The ruins of the Temple El Mirador in Sayil are hidden deep in the jungle. The city itself is a perfect example of Puuc style, which is represented also by the buildings in Xlapak, Chacmultun, Labna and Kabah (photo taken on March 2002).
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Grutas de Loltún
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Mexico (Yucatan)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2002. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Grutas de Loltún submitted by SolarMegalith on 18th Aug 2008. Site in Mexico: Grutas de Loltun - natural entrance to the system of caves.
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Aké (Yucatan)
Date Added: 1st Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Yucatan)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Aké (Yucatan) submitted by davidmorgan on 20th Feb 2007. View from the colonnaded palace at Aké.
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La Cobata
Date Added: 21st Apr 2011
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: Mexico (Veracruz)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2004. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 5
La Cobata submitted by SolarMegalith on 15th Apr 2011. La Cobata - one of the most famous Olmec heads (photo taken on March 2004).
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El Tajin
Date Added: 21st Apr 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Veracruz)
Visited: Yes on 21st Mar 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
El Tajin submitted by SolarMegalith on 21st Apr 2011. Piramide de los Nichos (Pyramid of Niches) - the most famous structure in El Tajin (phto taken on March 2004).
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Quiahuiztlan
Date Added: 4th Jun 2011
Site Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Country: Mexico (Veracruz)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Quiahuiztlan submitted by SolarMegalith on 4th Jun 2011. Well preserved tombs in shape of houses (photo taken on March 2004).
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Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa
Date Added: 5th Aug 2011
Site Type: Museum
Country: Mexico (Veracruz)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2002. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Museo de Antropologia de Xalapa submitted by SolarMegalith on 5th Aug 2011. Headless sculpture from Late Post-Classic period (1200 - 1521 AD) located on patio of the museum, probably it has been damaged during christianization of Mexico (photo taken on March 2002).
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Tres Zapotes
Date Added: 19th Dec 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Veracruz)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Tres Zapotes submitted by SolarMegalith on 12th Dec 2010. Site in Veracruz Mexico
Remains of Olmec cult centre is Tres Zapotes (photo taken in 2005).
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Xochitecatl
Date Added: 21st Apr 2011
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Mexico (Tlaxcala)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Xochitecatl submitted by SolarMegalith on 15th Dec 2009. Pyramid of the Flowers - view from the road to Cacaxtla (photo taken on March 2004).
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Log Text: There is easy approach from the parkplace, but I recommend taking the footpath from Cacaxtla.
Cacaxtla
Date Added: 21st Apr 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Tlaxcala)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Cacaxtla submitted by SolarMegalith on 10th Apr 2011. Ruins of Gran Basamento in Cacaxtla (photo taken on March 2004).
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Parque Museo La Venta
Date Added: 15th Apr 2011
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: Mexico (Tabasco)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2002. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Parque Museo La Venta submitted by SolarMegalith on 24th Apr 2011. Olmec head called Old Warrior (photo taken on March 2004).
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Coba'
Date Added: 15th Mar 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Quintana Roo)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Coba' submitted by davidmorgan on 11th Apr 2007. Nohoch Mul, the main pyramid at Coba, is 42 metres tall.
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Cholula
Date Added: 21st Apr 2011
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Mexico (Puebla)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2004. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Cholula submitted by AlexHunger on 24th Apr 2007. Temples underneath Cholula Pyramid. Note stele at center.
Scanned pictures from 1982
Sadly, the church built on top offended my sense of aesthetics, so that I did not take a photo of the entire large mound.
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Monte Alban
Date Added: 21st Apr 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Oaxaca)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Monte Alban submitted by SolarMegalith on 15th Dec 2009. Juego de pelota - ball court destined to the ritual games. THe city of Monte Alban was flourishing between 500 and 750 AD, being one of the most important political and cultural centres of Zapotecs (photo taken on March 2004).
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Lambityeco
Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Oaxaca)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2002. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Lambityeco submitted by SolarMegalith on 23rd Feb 2011. Carved ornaments in Lambityeco (photo taken on March 2002).
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Dainzu
Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Oaxaca)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2002. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Dainzu submitted by SolarMegalith on 22nd Feb 2011. Juego de pelota (ball-court) in Dainzu has been only partly reconstructed (photo taken on March 2002).
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Mitla
Date Added: 2nd Mar 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Oaxaca)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2002. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Mitla submitted by SolarMegalith on 2nd Mar 2011. The Palace Group in Mitla, one of the most important Zapotec (and later Mixtec) centres (photo taken on March 2002).
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Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco
Date Added: 26th Apr 2011
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Mexico (Morelos)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2002. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Cuernavaca - Piramide de Teopanzolco submitted by SolarMegalith on 26th Apr 2011. Top part of the pryamid (photo taken on March 2002).
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Tula.
Date Added: 9th Mar 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Hidalgo)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2002. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Tula. submitted by LivingRocks on 20th Apr 2007. The Atlantes statues at Tula.
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