The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

Inside this mountain lies several kilometers of breathtaking caves.

Cave where bat-eating snakes hang down from the ceiling.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

The development of this cliffside waterpark is representative of Mexico's history of co-op tourism developments.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

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

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

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