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| ~ Map - Ancient Mayan Ruins of Mexico ~ |
Chichén Itzá: Mayan Ruins ~ Yacatan
 Chichén Itzá, Mexico: is the most visited site in
the Yucatán, the ruins of Chichén Itzá lie about midway between Cancún and Mérida, so that the journey from each city takes around 2 or 3 hours via the new autopista. Chichén Itzá has been widely studied, and excavated and restored more than any of the other Mayan cities. Yet its history
is still clouded in mystery and there are many contradicting theories and legends. {more]
~ Coba ruins: Quintana Roo, Mx ~
The Coba ruins in Quintana Roo, Mexico are located 42 km. west of Tulum. With many buildings still covered by jungle, Coba is over 80 sq. miles with 5 lakes. Nohoch Mul is the tallest pyramid in the Yucatan peninsula. It is 12 stories
tall and has 120 steps to the top! But from the top you can view a magnificent span of jungle with the tops of other
ruins reaching above the jungle canopy. {more]
~ Mayapán: Mayan ruins, Yucatan
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Mayapán (mah-yah-PAHN): Mayan ruins, Yucatan
in Southeastern Mexico: are approximately 24 mi/39 km SSE of Merida; GPS, 20°28'N 89°11'W. Founded, according to Maya lore, by
the man-god Kukulkán (Quetzalcoatl in central Mexico) in about A.D. 1007. For more than two centuries it was the
capital of a Maya confederation of city-states that included Chichén and Uxmal! {more]
~ Tulum: Mayan ruins, Quintana
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Tulum: Mayan ruins in Quintana Roo, Mexico are 130 km south of
Cancún, and considered by many as the most beautiful of the Mayan sites, it is
small but exquisitely poised on the fifteen-meter-high cliffs above the Caribbean. {more]
~ Uxmal: Mayan Ruins, Yucatan ~
Uxmal: Mayan Ruins in Yucatan, Mexico are some of the best on the peninsula. Uxmal is one of the most well known of the Maya cities, and rated by many archaeologists
as the finest... {more]
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