Located in a veterinary school, this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases.

This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.

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

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

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

Concrete construction materials turned into a fashionable capsule hotel in rural Mexico.

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

One of the world's largest murals covers a large swath of homes in its hillside neighborhood.

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

There is nothing like a religious festival celebrated with blow-up sledgehammers.

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

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

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

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

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

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

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

This popular cave pool is truly magical, despite the crowds.

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

Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.