The ruins of the "place of the cloud snake" sit in the middle of an urban environment.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

Meat and seafood are part of the frozen dessert flavors available at these legendary street stands.

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

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

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

Its exhibits are dedicated to educating the public about state terrorism in Mexico.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

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

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

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

The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.