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Tlalpujahua, Mexico

Carmen Tower

This lonely tower survived the landslide that devastated much of a Mexican mining town.

Mario Yair TS

Added by Mario Yair TS

Río Celeste

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Zarcero, Costa Rica

Parque Francisco Alvarado

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Cahuita, Costa Rica

Aviarios del Caribe: Sloth Sanctuary

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Fortress of San Fernando de Omoa

This fortress in Honduras was built to resist pirates, but its builders had more to fear from the British.

Added by nickylopez24

Copán Ruinas, Honduras

Hieroglyphic Stairway of Copán

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

Added by nickylopez24

Copán Ruinas, Honduras

Rosalila Temple

A full-size replica of this well-preserved temple lets you take a walk through the Mayan age.

Added by nickylopez24

Olintepeque, Guatemala

Chapel of El Rey San Pascual

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

Added by JimmySilva

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

La Iglesia de San Andres de Xecul

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

serflac

Added by serflac

Tikal, Guatemala

Howler Monkeys of Tikal

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Los Vahos

Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.

richstaab

Added by richstaab

Tikal, Guatemala

Tikal Temple IV

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

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Tikal, Guatemala

Spider Monkeys of Tikal

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Panajachel, Guatemala

Atitlan Antique Rose Garden

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.

Meg

Mixco Viejo (Jilotepeque Viejo)

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

tdwolsey

Added by tdwolsey

La Danta

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

Added by astilpe

San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala

Pizza Pacaya

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

Maria Paula Rubiano A

Added by Maria Paula Rubiano A

Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Chichicastenango Cemetery

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Semuc Champey

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

Added by frittsra

Zunil, Guatemala

Las Fuentes Georginas

Volcanically heated hot springs.

serflac

Added by serflac

Joya de Ceren

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Belmopan, Belize

St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park

A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

AaronLaLux

Added by AaronLaLux

Lubaantun Archeological Reserve

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

mdbroderick

Added by mdbroderick

Orange Walk, Belize

Cuello Mayan Ruins

These enigmatic ruins continue to vex archaeologists.

allisonkc

Added by allisonkc