In this breathtaking canyon, crocodiles bask on boulders and glide through the murky waters.

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.

A rocky shelter in the desert hides one of the largest concentrations of cave paintings in Mexico.

You can explore the halls of tombs in the abandoned former capital of the Zapotecs.

After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.

The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.

The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.

An incredible collection of Mesoamerican art assembled by one of Mexico's great artists.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

Diego Rivera hid various people and symbols in his first large-scale mural project.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

The stoutest tree in the world.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.