Photograph of an archway entrance structure that opens up to two rows of buildings on each side. The structure has a rectangular opening above the archway with a light hanging inside it. People can be seen walking through the archway.

Photograph of the Avenue of the Dead leading to the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan. A group of people stands on the path, which passes by a row of short stone structures. One individual stands on a road to the right of the avenue.

Photograph of a bas-relief of jaguars and eagles at the Temple Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, or Pyramid B, at the Tula archaeological site. The sculpture lines the side of a cobblestone wall, above which are additional walls.

Photograph of a building along a street in Mexico. The building has two windows with metal bars and a wooden door entrance. Other buildings can be seen along the street and in the background. A group of people are standing in the street in the distance.

Photograph of a busy street next to one of the Statues of Pegasus. The statue sits atop a plinth placed on a walkway and looks out over the crowded multi-lane road. Multiple vehicles drive around a corner, moving away from a line of buses parked alongside large buildings.

Photograph of the Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción) and the Independence Square (Plaza de la Independencia) in Campeche, Mexico. Tenth street is visible in the foreground as well as a building with an archway. Two automobiles are parked on the opposite side of the street next to Independence Square.

Photograph of El Caracol, in Chichen Itza. A large tower sits atop a wide platform lined by short walls and is accessed by a set of stairs leading up the two smaller platforms in front of the structure. A field of grassy occupied by trees surrounds the ruins.

Photograph of a carved, upside-down male figure above the Temple of the Descending God's entrance. The Mayan ruin is made of stone bricks and is covered by small patches of vegetation.

Photograph of an upright stone with carvings at the Monte Alban ruins. The carved stone sits in front of bushes that grow next to a large stone structure.

Photograph of a small stone fragment at the ancient Maya city of Uxmal, Mexico. The fragment may have previously been part of a larger structure. The fragment has carvings of various Maya symbols and figures.

Photograph of carvings on the nunnery annex at Chichen Itza. Foliage grows across and atop the carved stone wall.

Photograph of El Castillo, at the Chichen Itza Mayan ruins. The step-pyramid sits on a grassy field, in front of a line of trees.

Photograph of the Cenote Xtoloc, in the Chichen Itza Mayan ruins. Plants grow across the walls of the cenote and along its top edge.

Photograph of the central altar at the Plaza of the Moon, at Teotihuacan. A short platform accessed by a set of stairs sit in front of a massive pyramid with stairs leading up its center.

Photograph of the Chac Mool statue in the Temple of Warriors, at Chichen Itza. The sculpted figure reclines atop a stone walkway that's flanked by sculptures of animal heads. Rows of stone columns decorated by carved imagery sit across the area behind the Chac Mool.

Photograph of the Church of San José (Templo de San José) in Campeche, Mexico. The block-long façade of the church includes a baroque style and is covered with blue-and-yellow Talavera tiles. The top of the church's façade is crowned with seven narrow stone finials. The building was erected in 1716 by the Jesuits.

Photograph of a row of buildings along a street in Mexico. Some of the buildings are painted colors such as red or blue. A few automobiles are parked on the left side of the street.

Photograph of a column in a structure at the Monte Alban ruins. The column sits between two cobblestone walls lined by vegetation. In the distance, a crowd of people stand near larger stone structures on a field.

Photograph of Mayan ruins at the Temple of the Warriors in Chichen Itza. A column adorned by sculpted imagery is surrounded by small rocks and sits on a pale platform, near a row of columns. Trees grow in the background beyond the platform.

Photograph of columns at the Temple of Warriors in Chichen Itza. Rows of rectangular columns extend out across a platform towards a small sculpture.

Photograph of a crowd standing between and near short stone walls, at the Mone Alban ruins. The ruins sit on a stretch of elevated land, which overlooks a vegetated landscape lined by mountains.

Photograph of a damaged building in Saucillo, Chihuahua in Mexico. Three men dressed in hats, long-sleeved shirts, and pants stand on and around a cart set atop a railroad. The building sits beyond the men and has multiple circles containing words marked on its outer walls. Blue handwriting occupies the back of the photograph.

Photograph of a damaged sculpture at the Chichen Itza Mayan ruins. A sculpted animal head sits at the feet of a headless statue. Yellow and green vegetation surrounds the sculpture.

Photograph of a distant view of a portion of the Tulum ruins. A sandy path leads between plants growing beside rocks and the vegetated cliffs the ruins sit atop.