Mayan Ruins and Temples

Ancient Mayan structures including pyramids and observatories amidst natural landscapes, highlighting historical and archaeological significance.

North America, Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza. the observatory

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North America, Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza. the observatory

El Castillo, Tulum Archeological Site, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Back view of the Temple of the Jaguar 3

Tikal temple 1, Pre-Columbian Maya civilisation, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guatemala, Central America

Kukulkan Pyramid in Chichen Itza Site, Mexico

View of astronomical observatory of Chichen Itza 3

El caracol observatory stands tall amidst the ancient mayan ruins of chichén itzá, yucatán, mexico, under a dramatic cloudy sky

Kukulkan Pyramid in Chichen Itza Site, Mexico

The North Platform of Monte Alban (UNESCO World Heritage Site), which is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Valley of Oaxaca region, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Temple 1 also known as the jaguar temple in tikal national park, peten, guatemala

Temple Of The Count, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico

A Mayan Ball field, Yucatan, Mexico

El Castillo, Pyramid of Kukulkan, Chichen Itza Archaeological Site, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico

Ka'na Nah, Tall House Temple, San Gervasio Archaeological Site, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

View of astronomical observatory of Chichen Itza

Intricate carvings and stonework adorn a mayan pyramid temple at chichén itzá, reaching towards the bright blue sky

Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, 'El Castillo, Pyramid Of Kukulkan'

Ancient Chichen Itza Mayan Kukulcan pyramid in Mexico

Mexico, Quintana Roo, near Cancun, Chichen Itza, El Castillo (the Castle) or Pyramid of Kukulcan. Dedicated to the feathered serpent god Kukulcan, the most famous landmark of Chichen Itza.

Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, El Castillo Pyramid

Ancient Chichen Itza Mayan Kukulcan pyramid in Mexico

Vintage Photograph. Explore the majestic architecture of chichen itza's pyramid.

Mayan pyramid on Calakmul temple grounds in the jungle, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

View of Mayan Ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan State, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, North America

PIRAMIDE DEL ADIVINO-DETALLE DE LOS ESCALONES-MAYA PUUC. Location: PIRAMIDE DEL ADIVINO. UXMAL. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Ancient Mayan pyramid, Kukulcan Temple at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Mexico, State of Yucatán. Archaeological site of the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza.Kukulkan temple , El Castillo

America, Mexico, Campeche State, Becan, archaeological mayan site ruins,

Xunantunich Mayan ruins in Belize.

BALL COURT, dated to 775 AD, was used for MAYAN BALL GAME in which the losers lost their heads - COPAN RUINS, HONDURAS

The UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mayan town of Uxmal, Yucatan state of Mexico.

Ancient Chac Mool Chichen Itza human stone figure Mexico Yucatan

Piramide del Adivino, Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal Archaeological Site, Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico

White puffy clouds over the Mayan Pyramid of Kukulkan (also known as El Castillo) and ruins at Chichen Itza Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Tourists and temples in Uxmal, Mexico

Piramide del Adivino, Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal Archaeological Site, Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico

Temple in a forest, Temple Of The Grand Jaguar, Tikal National Park, Tikal, Peten, Guatemala

Mexico, Tulum, ruins with sun setting on buildings

Mexico.Yucatan..Z.A. de Chichen itza.Cultura Maya.Piramide de Kukulcan.

Guatemala, Tower 2 At Mayan Ruins In The Gran Plaza At Tikal Guatemala

Ancient Maya city of Ek Balam, Yucatan, Mexico

Dramatic landscape with the aztec pyramid, ancient city of Teotihuacan, Mexico

Guatemala, Tikal, View Of Temple I (Temple Of The Giant Jaguar), Ball Court, And Grand Plaza

Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ancient Maya city of Ek Balam, Yucatan, Mexico

Temple of the Inscriptions at sunset, Palenque Archaeological Site, Palenque, Chiapas State, Mexico

Mayan Temple, Lamanai, Belize

TEMPLE II, 125 ft. tall & dated to 700 AD, an ancient remnant of the great MAYA civilization - TIKAL, GUATEMALA

Jaguar Temple N10-9, Lamanai archaeological site, Belize, Central America

Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Chichen Itza Archaeological Zone, Ball Court, El Castillo (Castle) In Background

Mexico, Chiapas province, Yaxchilan. Structure 33.

view to the ruins of Tikal in Guatemala pyramid jaguar

High Temple, Lamanai Archaeological Reserve, Orange Walk District, Belize

Palenque Palenque pyramid in Mexico Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 5579209

Palenque Chiapas di Maya, Templo del Sol Palenque cult site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, Central America, Stone ruins in the middle of a forest in Palenque, with lush nature in the background, Central America

Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mexico, Merida, Yucatan, Central America, Pyramid of Chichén Itzá behind a stone wall with skull reliefs under a cloudy sky, Central America

TEMPLO DE LOS JAGUARES-VISTA DE LA PARTE DE ATRAS-MAYA. Location: PLATAFORMA JAGUARES Y AGUILAS. CHICHEN ITZA. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Pre-hispanic town of Uxmal in Yucatan, Mexico, shows the splendor of Mayan Civilization. Built in AD 700 hosted more than 20,000 habitants.

Mayan ruins in the jungle.

Guatemala, Tikal, Temple of the Masks (Temple II) at the western end of the Great Plaza, built by Ah cacao around 700 AD

Ancient Maya city of Ek Balam, Yucatan, Mexico

Staircase on the green grass and forest in Tikal, Guatemala

Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mexico, Merida, Yucatan, Central America, Archaeological site with ancient stone columns and a historic structure in the background under a blue sky, Central America

Ancient Tulum Mayan temple ruins in Mexico Quintana Roo under blue sky

Mayan Ruins of Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Great Acropolis at sunset, Edzna Archaeological Site, Campeche State, Mexico

Gateway Arch, Labna, Mayan ruins, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico - October 13, 2017: Mayan archaeological site of Kabah on the Puuc route in the state of Yucatan in Mexico

Pyramid of The MagicianUxmal (Mayan)YucatanMexico

Honduras, Copan, Gran Plaza. Temple IV.

ARTE PRECOLOMBINO. MAYA. MEXICO. EL CASTILLO o TEMPLO DE KUKULKAN. Vista general. CHICHEN ITZA (Patrimonio de la Humanidad). Península del Yucatán.

Pyramid of the Magician (Piramide del Adivino), Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Piramide de la serpiente enplumada (piramide de Quetzalcoatl). Xochicalco site. State of Morelos.Mexico.

Tikal Maya ruins in Tikal Copyright: xZoonar.com/J.O.Photodesignx 2171997

Kukulkan Pyramid in Chichen Itza Site, Mexico

Honduras, Copan, Maya Ruins of Copan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the site of a major Maya kingdom of the Classic era, known for producing a remarkable series of portrait stelae, some of the finest surviving art of ancient Mesoamerica.

Temple of the Giant Jaguar, Tikal mayan archaeological site, Guatemala.

Mexico, Quintana Roo, Tulum, Mayan ruins at Tulum

Tulum, Mexico, the Temple of Frescoes in the Mayan city archaeological site

Honduras, Copan Ruins, Mayan Archaelogical Site, Great Plaza, Stela D

Mexico - Mayan Riviera

Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Near Cancun, Maya Ruins Of Coba, Ball Court

volubilis in morocco africa the old roman deteriorated monument and site

Coba Maya Ruins die alten Gebäude und Pyramiden im tropischen Wald Dschungel in Coba Gemeinde Tulum Quintana Roo Mexiko. *** Coba Maya Ruins the Old Building and Pyramids at tropical Forest Jungle in Coba Community Tulum Quintana Roo Mexico 1129003133

Mexico, Yucatan, Valladolid, Ek Balam Mayan ruins in jungle

Chichen Itza hieroglyphics mayan pok-ta-pok ball court Mexico Kukulkan pyramid

Mayan el castillo pyramid at the archaeological site in chichen itza, Mexico, Central America

Group of the Thousand Columns, Chichen Itza Archaeological Site, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico

Banner of Chichen itza pyramid in Mexico, banner image with copy space

Chichen Itza, Mexico - October 30, 2012: Chichen Itza Maya ruins has 14 million visitors annually, it is 11th most visited site in the world

Pre-Columbian Mayan walled city of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Unesco world heritage site, the Maya ruins of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Honduras, Copan Ruins, Mayan Archaelogical Site, Great Plaza, Stela N In Front Of Northern Stairway Of Temple 11

The Stupa at the Wat Chedi Luang temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand Date: December 2012

Tulum Mayan city ruins in Riviera Maya at the Caribbean of Mayan Mexico

Chichen Itza el Castillo Kukulcan Mayan temple sun beams Mexico Yucatan

Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Near Cancun, Maya Ruins Of Chichen Itza, Group Of The Thousand Columns With Temple Of The Warriors

The North Platform of Monte Alban (UNESCO World Heritage Site), which is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Valley of Oaxaca region, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Mexico - Mayan Riviera

Kukulkan Pyramid in Chichen Itza Site, Mexico

Unesco world heritage site, the Maya ruins of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

The Terrace of the Elephants, Angkor Thom (12th century temple complex), Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia (Large format sizes available)

Group of tourist standing in front of an ancient Mayan building called El Castilloin at Chichen Itza. Central America, Mexico, Yucatan Penisula.

Pyramid of the Italians, 1937, mausoleum built by Francisco Franco after the Battle of Santander, Burgos province, Puerto del Escudo, Spain.

TORRE DEL CARACOL (ARTE TOLTECA). Location: OBSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO. CHICHEN ITZA. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Pyramids of Guimar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands

A Mayan pyramid next to a tree at the Copan Ruinas temples in a beautiful orange sunrise. Honduras

Unesco site pre-columbian city, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

CODZ POOP O PALACIO DE LAS MASCARAS - S IX. Location: CODZ POOP-PALACIO MASCARAS. KABAH. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Guatemala, Tikal, Temple of Talud and Tablero and Temple of the Double Headed Serpent (Temple IV), built 470 AD by Yaxkin Caan Chac

Ancient Maya city ruins of Tulum, Yucatan, Mexico

El palacio, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, North America, Central America

MAYA RUINS TULUM MEXICO YUCATAN

Chichen Itza hieroglyphics mayan pok-ta-pok ball court Mexico Kukulkan pyramid

Mexico, Yucatan, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Tulum, Archaeological ruins of Tulum

Guatemala, Tikal, Mayan Ruins in forest

Great Plaza and Temple A, Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honduras, Central America

Temple 1, also known as the Jaguar Temple, in Tikal National Park, Guatemala in Central America

Tulum Mayan city ruins in Riviera Maya at the Caribbean of Mayan Mexico

Big brick stupa in Mihintale, Sri Lanka

Chichen Itza pyramid El Templo Kukulcan temple in Mexico Yucatan

View of Xunantunich.

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida

View of Mayan Temple ruins, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Caribbean Coast, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya, Mexico, North America

Pyramid Structure 13, Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico, Central America

Monte Alban, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

The Astronomical pyramid of Copan Ruinas seen from afar. Honduras

SA, Peru, Machu Picchu Inca ruins; Temple of the Three Windows; impressive stone ruins

Mayan ruins at Xunantunich, Cayo, Belize.

Temples at the top of Caana, Caracol Archaeological Site, Cayo District, Belize

Ancient Mayan temple at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Near Cancun, Maya Ruins Of Chichen Itza, The Great Ball Court, Bearded Man Temple

Anicent mayan pyramid in Uxmal, Mexico, Central America

Ruins of buildings dating back to the Mayan civilization in the Tulum complex in Mexico

Temple of Five Floors, Great Acropolis, Edzna Archaeological Site, Campeche State, Mexico

The three meter-deep Sunken Patio, or Patio Hundido, with a large altar in its center on the North Platform of Monte Alban (UNESCO World Heritage Site), a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Valley of Oaxaca region, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Pyramid of the Sun, ruined city of Teotihuacan, Mexico, Central America

Peru. Ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu.

Mexico, Veracruz, Tajin. The Mayan ruins, built 800 years ago. UNESCO Patrimony of Humanity site

Tulum, Mexico

High angle view of ruins on mountains, Machu Picchu, Cusco Region, Peru

Palace. Archaeological site of Palenque. Mexico. Location: PALACIO. PALENQUE. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Panorama of mayan pyramids and trees in Copan, Honduras

Structure III, Central Plaza, Chicanna Archaeological Site, Campeche State, Mexico

PIRAMIDE DEL ADIVINO-28 M ALTURA-PARTE IZQRUIERDA-MAYA PUUC. Location: PIRAMIDE DEL ADIVINO. UXMAL. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Aztec civilization near Mexico City, Mexico, Central America

ARTE PRECOLOMBINO. MAYA. MEXICO. SITIO ARQUEOLOGICO DE UXMAL. Vista parcial del PALACIO DEL GOBERNADOR (Estilo PUUC, Periodo clásico (625-800). Península del Yucatán.

Juego de Pelota, The Great Ball Playground, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Mayan Ruins Of Tulum At Night. Mexico

Niches On The Carved Stone Hill Of El Fuerte De Samaipata, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia

Part of Machu Picchu Inca ruin. Machu Picchu historical sanctuar

Coba Maya Ruins die alten Gebäude und Pyramiden im tropischen Wald Dschungel in Coba Gemeinde Tulum Quintana Roo Mexiko. *** Coba Maya Ruins the Old Building and Pyramids at tropical Forest Jungle in Coba Community Tulum Quintana Roo Mexico 1129003301

View of Sathmahal Prasadaya, Seven Storey Building Built During 12th Century, Polonnaruwa Ancient City, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. View of Sathmahal Prasadaya, Seven Storey Building Built During 12th Century, Polonnaruwa Ancient City, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21646361

The Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan in the State of Mexico, Mexico.

Mexico - Aztec archaeological site of Calixtlahuaca. Temple of Tlaloc and Altar of Skulls or Tzompantli, 14th century.

Chichen Itza, Mexico, archaeological site, the ancient Ball Game wall (Juego de Pelota)

The building on top of the South Platform of Monte Alban (UNESCO World Heritage Site), which is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Valley of Oaxaca region, Oaxaca, Mexico.

El Salvador, Central America, Tazumal Mayan archeological site. (MR)

Guatemala, Rio Dulce, Castillo de San Felipe de Lara (aka Castillo de San Felipe). Spanish colonial fort at the entrance to Lake Izabal in eastern Guatemala, c. 1652.

View of the entire "matryoshka" pyramid of the Chichen Itza archaeological complex in Mexico

Tia Seu Lupe, burial mound, American Samoa, South Pacific

Aerial view over the Palace (El Palacio) and the Temple of the Inscriptions, archaeological site of Palenque (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1987), Chiapas, Mexico. Mayan civilization, 7th century AD.

Mexico, Yucatan, Uxmal, a large pre-Columbian ruined city of the Mayan civilization in the state of Yucatan, Mexico. House of the Doves.

Temple of the Sun Templo del Sol, Mayan ruins, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, Central America

Palenque, near Villahermosa, Chiapas, Mexico, Central America

View of stelas at Mayan Ruins of Quiriga, Guatemala,which dates to Maya Classic Period (AD 200-900), Quiriga site was declared a National Monument in 1970, and UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981, Central America.

A view of Machu Picchu ruins, Peru, South America

Central America, Mexico, Yucatan, Chitchen Itza. Group of a thousand columns

Pilalona Temple, Ingapirca Archaeological Complex, Canar, Ecuador

Sitio Arqueologico de Palenque Chiapas Archaeology Site Palenque Chiapas

Tourist climbing structure called El Castilloat at Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza. Central America, Mexico, Yucatan Penisula.

Aerial view of Borobudur buddhist temple, Java

DET- COLUMNAS- ARTE TOLTECA. Location: TEMPLE OF THE WARRIORS. CHICHEN ITZA. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Machu Picchu, ruins of Inca city, Peru.

Mayan ruins at Tikal, Guatemala.

Mexico.Oaxaca.Z.A. de Monte Alban.Cultura Oaxaca(zapoteca y mixteca).Vista general,Gran Plaza y Plataforma Sur.

Ruin foundations on the Road of the Dead, ruined city of Teotihuacan, Mexico, Central America

Brimstone Hill Fortress, built 1690-1790, 800-feet above the sea, called the Gibraltar of the Caribbean, St Kitts, Caribbean.

Details of ancient Inca buildings, Machu Picchu, Peru

Mayan jaguar figurehead sculptures at the archaeological site in chichen itza, Mexico, Central America

Ruins of round houses, Kuelap fortress, Chachapoyas, Luya Province, Andes, Peru, South America

Unesco world heritage site, the Maya ruins of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Remains of a Mayan building with stairway inside the archaeological complex of Chichen Itza in Mexico

Temple of the Masks, Kabah, Kaba, Riviera Maya, Mayan Riviera, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Archaeological ruins of Nora. Nora is an ancient pre-Roman and Roman town on a peninsula near Pula; Pula, Cagliari, Italy

Abhayagiri Dagoba, Vihara, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

Jetavaranama dagoba (stupa) . Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

Old Slide of Old Remains of a Coral Fort in Lahaina Harbor

Guatemala, Antigua. La Recoleccion Church of Antigua, built 1701 to 1708; built by Jose de Porres and finished by his son Diego. Inagurated in 1717 and was seriously damaged by earthquakes of that same year.

View from steps of Moon Pyramid, Teotihuacan, Mexico

Peru, Machu Picchu, fortress city of the ancient Incas between two peaks

Carved rock, Cholula Pyramid, Cholula, Mexico

PUERTA DEL PUENTE TAMBIEN LLAMADA ARCO DEL TRIUNFO - SIGLO XVI. Author: Hernan Ruiz III. Location: ARCO DE FELIPE II. CORDOBA. SPAIN.

Ponta Delgada, Portugal, July 9, 2023: Fort Sao Bras in the old town. Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Europe

Ancient Ruined Jain Temple Near Sabli, Sabarkantha, Gujarat, India. Ancient Ruined Jain Temple Near Sabli, Sabarkantha, Gujarat, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21843984

Pyramids of Teotihuacán, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Teotihuacán, State of Mexico, Mexico, Central America, Stone pyramid with several staircases and people climbing up, Puebla, Central America

North America, Mexico, Tulum, Tulum ruins, Mexico ladmark

San Cristobal castle, former Spanish fortress, UNESCO World Heritage Site, San Juan, Puerto Rico, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

An ancient stone fort with lush green mountains and a serene lake in the background. Banda Neira, Banda, Central Maluku Regency, Indonesia

Aerial view of Kinich Kakmo pyramids in Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico.

Ancient Mayan Pyramid at night illuminated with blue light; Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

The Alamo on a sunny day, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Facade of a building, Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, USA