Ancient Mayan Ruins

T central southern parts Mexico several p-Hispanic civilizations, prominent being Aztec, Mayan, Olmec. There numerous tourist destinations where these ruins viewed.

T Yucatán peninsula Mayan people, y indigenous people still speak language. T contains y sites where ruins My civilization visited. T richest these located eastern peninsula collectively known L R P ( L R My). T largest R P sites Uxmal, which abandoned 12 century.

A drive northeast R P surviving remains y Mayapán. T settlement controlled y Chichén Iá east, large archaeological y interesting ruins. Other ruins peninsula include aforementioned Tulum coast, Cá northwest Tulum, Calakmul nature reserve along Guatemala border. However y means exhausts number archaeological sites found .

T west, state Chiapas includes temples ruins Palenque, glyphs y Yaxchilán, painted walls nearby Bonampak, remains fortress Toniná. I y Villahermosa north Parque-Museo L Venta, collection Olmec sculptures.

Along g coast state Veracruz archaeological sites, Olmec ceremonial center T Zapotes, ruins large Totonac y Zempoala, ruins E Tajín Pyramid Niches. T y Xalapa contains Museo Antropología, notable museum featuring collection massive Olmec sculptures.

I state Oaxaca along Pacific coast ruins Mitla, known "City Death" Monte Albán, remains extensive Zapotec capital religious center.

Moving north, central region about Mexico Cy contains several archaeological sites. T southwest massive ruins Teotihuacán, including Pyramid S Temple Quetzalcóatl. T southeast y Cholula Great Pyramid, visible y center. J north Cholula -preserved ruins y Cacaxtla. L least Toltec capital Tula, north Mexico Cy. I capital itself largest museum Mexico, Museo Nacional Antropología.

Finally, visited major sites mysterious ruins L Quemada, sometimes referred Chicomostoc, located south Zacatecas, Zacatecas northern Mexico.

- Malinalco

- Chichen-Iá

- Tulum

- Monte Albán

- Calakmul Edzná

- Palenque

- Xochicalco

- Teotihuacan