The Maya Civilisation

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Becan

Becan was a major city in the Yucatán Peninsula that was fortified with a moat and ramparts

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Calakmul

Calakmul was one of the two most important Maya cities when its rivalry with Tikal dominated the Maya political landscape

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Copán

Copán was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom and is best known for its elaborate sculptural style

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Dzibilchaltun

Dzibilchaltun was a large and important city in the far north of the Yucatán Peninsula

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Dzibilnocac

Dzibilnocac is a Mayan archeological site located in the Mexican state of Campeche

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Edzná

Edzná is a Maya archaeological site in the north of the Mexican state of Campeche

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Lamanai

Lamanai is a Mesoamerican archaeological site, and was once a considerably sized city of the Maya civilization, located in the north of Belize

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Observatory

The observatory at Chichén Itzá, a major focal point that exhibits a multitude of architectural styles, reminiscent of those in central Mexico, and Puuc and Chenes in the northern Maya lowlands

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Oxkintok

Oxkintok was one of the first Maya states to develop in the northern lowlands, rising to an important capital with inscribed stone monuments

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Palenque

Palenque is a medium-sized site, much smaller than such huge sites as Tikal or Copán, but it contains some of the finest architecture, sculpture, roof comb and bas-relief carvings that the Mayas produced

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Chichén Itzá

The most famous Mayan pyramid at Chichén Itzá

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Sayil

Sayil is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán, in the southwest of the state, south of Uxmal

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Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan is anthropologically significant for its exceptionally well-preserved complex, multi-family residential compounds

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Tikal

Tikal was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Maya history and reached its greatest power when most of its great temples were constructed

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Tulum

Tulum is a small site situated on cliffs overlooking the Caribbean Sea and was probably founded to expand the coastal trade routes of the Yucatán Peninsula

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Uxmal

Uxmal was an important capital in the western Yucatán region, demonstrating architecture in the Puuc Maya style

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