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149 places carry this tag, across every kind and continent it appears in.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Maya
Yaxchilán — Structure 33 North Ancillary Altar in Chiapas, Yaxchilán, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom /…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Maya
Aké — Pyramid North Stair (Yucatán, Maya) in Yucatán, Aké, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kin…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Late Classic to Postclassic Puuc (600–1000 CE) · Maya (Puuc)
Iconic rounded-corner Puuc pyramid 40 m high with oval base 46 × 37 m, steep west stair 150 steps at 60°, five superimposed temples (Temple I-V) built over 600 years: Chenes then Puuc.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Late Classic Maya (675 CE completion; tomb 683 CE interment) · Maya (Palenque Baakal)
Late Classic Maya 27.2 m high 8-step pyramid-temple (600×675 CE) housing only Mesoamerican pyramid tomb comparable to Egyptian: hidden stair 66 steps descending inside to sarcophagus chamber of Pakal…
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Middle Preclassic to Late Classic (1000 BCE–900 CE; E-Group 600–300 BCE) · Maya (Preclassic then Tikal sphere)
Type-site of Mesoamerican E-Group solar observatory: western radial pyramid E-VII (Late Preclassic 500 BCE) aligning via three eastern platforms to sunrise solstices/equinoxes, deliberate horizon…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Late Classic Maya (Chenés) · Maya (Chenés / Río Bec)
Chenés monster-mouth pyramid Structure II at Hormiguero — 12 m stepped pyramid with 6 m Witz doorway c.600–850 CE.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Preclassic 1000 BCE – Late Classic 900 CE; peak 600–900 CE · Maya (Yaxhá kingdom)
Major Late Classic lakeside Maya city 237 structures and 40 stelae on Yaxhá Lake isthmus: Twin North Acropolis, East Acropolis triadic Temple 216 (26 m high, painted red, largest in Yaxhá, second…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Preclassic to Classic (400 BCE–600 CE Preclassic megapyramid 195 m base) · Maya Early northern gigantic pyramid city (6 pyramid hills over 53 ha)
Izamal excavated by INAH, Kinich Kakmó 22 m hill biggest Yucatán megapyramid volume.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Archaeological wonder
Late Classic Maya 600–850 CE · Maya (Talol kingdom)
146-m Acropolis with jaguar stucco frieze, 600–850 CE Maya city.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Late Classic (550–850 CE) · Maya — Chenes/Rio Bec transitional
Transitional site noted by Nondédéo between Chenes Santa Rosa Xtampak sphere and Rio Bec core, its main structure shows Chenes stone mosaic masks on north façade and Rio Bec plain tower fragments on…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Late Preclassic to Late Classic 400 BCE–900 CE, peak 600–850 CE · Maya (Comitán Lakes, Late Classic Lacandon fringe)
Lake city on Lagartero chain of karst lakes at Chiapas-Guatemala border: temples and ballcourt on islets linked by stone causeway 300 m to lakeshore palace, with hundreds of incensarios (Lakamulpán…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Archaeological wonder
Maya Classic Late 600–800 CE · Maya (Moral-Reforma polity)
Twin Maya temples on San Pedro River, 300 BCE–900 CE.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Late Classic to Postclassic (700–1300 CE) Puuc mixed; column rows classic 550 CE core · Maya Northern Lowland Column-tradition (Aké concentric column rows, 36 columns)
Aké excavated by Roys & Shook, 32 km sacbe to Izamal ancient white road.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Preclassic to Postclassic Late 500 BCE–1525 CE, Acalan Chontal peak 1350–1525 · Maya (Chontal Acalan–Itzamkanac, Late Postclassic)
Secondary pyramid 18 m high with vaulted temple north of 21 m Principal Pyramid at Itzamkanac, island city of Chontal Acalan on Candelaria River delta into Laguna de Términos.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Late Classic Terminal Classic transition c. 810–820 CE · Maya (Tikal late)
55 m high pyramid west of Tozzer Causeway, last great temple built at Tikal for Dark Sun / Chitam late 8th c: thickest roof comb remaining, steep 55° stair and jaguar-pelt sculpture of priest at…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Maya Classic 250–900 CE · Maya (Chontal)
Maya brick city 56 million bricks, Chontal 250–900 CE.
🇧🇿 Belize · Ancient city
Late Classic Maya · Maya
Lubaantun in Toledo District, Belize is a Late Classic Maya ancient city attributed to Maya culture. Settlement complex with stratified occupation, demonstrating urban planning and craft production.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Ancient city
Middle Preclassic 900 BCE–300 BCE to Late Preclassic 300 BCE–250 CE · Maya (Holmul region Preclassic)
Early Holmul River city 40 km E of Tikal: North Acropolis Triadic Group I with colossal stucco masks (200 BCE) and 335 m E-Group, extensively excavated by Estrada-Belli Vanderbilt-BU.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Maya Late Preclassic–Late Classic 400 BCE–1450 CE · Maya (Chenés–Puuc)
Five-storey 32 m pyramid, 1.4 km hydraulic canal.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Late Classic Rio Bec 550–800 CE · Maya (Rio Bec)
Mid-size Rio Bec forest palace 7 km S of Okolhuitz on Becán–Hormiguero track. Structure II combines Chenes monster mask lower register with Rio Bec twin towers upper, indicating stylistic hybridity.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Maya Postclassic 1220–1440 CE · Maya (Cocom–League)
Walled capital 9 km wall, 4000 structures, League 1220–1440 CE.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Maya Classic 200–900 CE · Maya (Rio Bec–Chenés)
Temple of Masks five 3 m stucco masks, Rio Bec–Chenés.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Maya Late Classic 700–1000 CE · Maya (Puuc)
70 m Gran Palacio 90 rooms, Puuc 800–1000 CE.
