Ancient in Mexico

Fossilized remains tell the story of the region’s past inside this small, unassuming museum.

Palace, temple, and pyramid ruins mark the ancient Mesoamerican capital of Totonacapan.

The site where the Spanish first landed in Mexico was once a thriving Mesoamerican city.

The archeological ruins of the ancient fortified city of the mysterious Teotenanca civilization.

These cliff-dwellings might be Mexico's least visited archaeological site.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

This pre-Hispanic apartment complex also includes ancestral paintings that point to its military past.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

A fairytale-like grove with a crystal-clear spring bubbling under the shade of a massive ancient tree.

A mysterious, ancient collection of pre-Hispanic petroglyphs hidden deep in the Mexican desert.

Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.

The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.