A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

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

Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

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

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

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

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

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

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

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

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

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

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

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