The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

Huge hole looks down onto an underground beach populated with sea lions.

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

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

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

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

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.