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Tulum is mostly known as a resort destination these days, but it is also home to a significant archeological site, which is also the third most popular site in Mexico.

I had originally hoped to make an entirely different video about some of the many dozens of pyramids which exist in Lima but was foiled in my attempt by being there on the wrong day of the week. Nevertheless, I think that what I found was quite interesting.

Edzná (House of the Itzá) 19.5969381, -90.2296018 One of the largest and most impressive ancient Maya cities in the Yucatán peninsula, Edzná was first settled in the preclassic period around 600 BC and flourished as a major local hub throughout the Classic period, being abandoned at the time of Spanish colonization. It is considered to be one of the most important Maya astronomical observation ...

-13.5204654, -71.9755651 The Qorikancha was the center of the world according to the Inca religion, and it divided the Inca Empire into four administrative regions and 365 religious regions. Before the Spanish conquest it was filled with gold and held the sacred golden disc of the sun god Inti. It was converted into a monastery by the Spanish but has been partially restored.

Izamal (The City of Izamna) 20.9373° N, 89.0166° W Izamal is one of of the oldest and most interesting ancient cities in Yucatán. Although it was first settled in the pre-classic period, its largest structures were built in the 4th to 6th centuries during the classic period. It was still inhabited continuously throughout the postclassic period, and remained an important religious center until t...

Ek Balam (Black Jaguar) 20.8923° N, 88.1359° W This ancient Maya city was once a regional capital and is home to one of the most impressive sets of artwork in the northern Yucatán peninsula. Founded early on in the middle pre-classic period and lasting until the classic collapse, this site features many architectural styles, but is unique for the details of its preserved stucco carvings upon th...

Sayil (Zayi) 20.1781897° N, -89.6518401° W Yucatec Maya Likely first settled in the late classic period (600-900 CE), this site shows many of the elements of Puuc architecture and the cult of Kukulkan which were common in the Terminal Classic period (900-1000 CE). While most of Maya civilization was collapsing in the southern regions, Sayil briefly flourished in this time, before also collapsin...

Acanceh (The Cry of the Deer) 20.8131497, -89.4524755 Yucatec Maya Inhabited since at least the pre-classic period (600-150 BCE). Fluorescence in the classic period, beginning around 150 AD, showing influence from Teotihuacan following that city’s conquest of the Peten region in the 4th century. Strong architectural connections to the Peten indicate that this may have been an early site of the ...

The older version of this video was mistakenly uploaded in a low quality video format. Oops! Dzibilchaltun (The Place of the Carved Stones) 21.0924° N, 89.5961° W Yucatec Maya Inhabited since at least the pre-classic period (900-600 BCE). Fluorescence in the classic period, beginning around 150 AD, peaking as a regional capital around the 7th or 8th century. Largely abandoned in the 10th centur...

An ancient city of the classic period in the Maya northern Yucatan region, Aké was a tremendously large city for its time and was built with megalithic architecture. Currently overbuilt by a rope factory and hacienda, it is not far from Merida yet remains one of the least visited sites in all of Mexico.

Hello! This is an old video of mine, before I had a proper selfie stick or even a microphone at all, so it's a but rough around the edges but it's still quite interesting. I will be posting some very interesting and more highly polished and better filmed videos soon, so stay tuned!

Teotihuacan was one of the most impressive cities of the ancient world. Although it was founded several centuries before the year 0, and was inhabited till after the year 700, its main years of occupation were from the years 0 till 500, at which point it was ritually burnt and largely abandoned. A thousands years later the Aztecs would worship at Teotihuacan, and Moctezuma II, the Aztec king in...

Located in the middle of Mexico City and formerly situated on the edge of Lake Texcoco, Cuicuilco is one of the oldest settlements in the region of Central Mexico. It was home to a civilization that worshipped volcanoes, and when it was ultimately destroyed by a volcano, the survivors fled to the city of their rivals on the other side of the lake, Teotihuacan. Although it is poorly studied, in ...

Located in the heart of the Oaxaca, the ancient city of Mitla is one of the oldest and most important sites in the lands of the Zapotecs. It may bave been inhabited as early as 900 BC, an certainly was in the classic period, and would have been known to the residents of the great capital of Teotihuacan. Said to built on top of a vast network of caves, it became the home of a cult devoted to the...

Cañada de la Virgen: a restricted access desert pyramid

El Cerrito: Natural hot springs and the huge pyramid

El Coporo: a forgotten ancient city in the remote desert

Climbing The Stairs of Death at Huayna Picchu (VERTIGO WARNING)

Yagul: A labyrinthine Zapotec fortress

A frozen waterfall, an ancient irrigation system, and the widest tree on earth

San Jose Mogote: The Oldest Zapotec Pyramid