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357 places in the atlas, 36 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Yaxchilan Lintel 26 Temple 23 in Chiapas, Yaxchilan, Mexico is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Bonampak Mural Room 1 South Wall in Chiapas, Bonampak, Mexico is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Palenque Palace Tower Vault in Chiapas, Palenque, Mexico is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Classic Maya, Late Classic apogee · Maya — Toniná polity
Hill-top military superpower in western Maya lowlands, famous for last dated Maya inscription (909 CE) and tallest pyramid platform in Mesoamerica by continuous mass — the Acropolis is a hill…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Classic to Early Postclassic (300–1200 CE, walls 900–1200) · Maya (Tojolabal / highland Chiapas)
Fortified Late Classic–Postclassic Maya capital (300–1200 CE, fortification 900–1200) crowning limestone hilltop 250 m above Comitán valley: 60+ structures, walled core (60 ha) with 4.5-m-thick…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Maya
Toniná — Acropolis North Platform Terrace (Chiapas) in Chiapas, Toniná, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Maya
Yaxchilán — Structure 33 North Ancillary Altar in Chiapas, Yaxchilán, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom /…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Maya
Palenque — Temple of Inscriptions North Gallery in Chiapas, Palenque, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom /…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Buried city
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Buried City of Roxby Burn in Chiapas, Mexico is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Buried city
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Sproxton Ditch Ley Buried Settlement in Chiapas, Mexico is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) buried city attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Buried city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Sproxton-Broad Buried Settlement in Chiapas, Mexico is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Cave
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Cave of Mela in Chiapas, Mexico is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) cave attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Fortress
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Ghat-Mazar Ridge Fortress in Chiapas, Mexico is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) fortress attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Rock art
Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche
Eastfield Sanctuary Rock Shelter in Chiapas, Mexico is a Moche (100–800 CE) rock art attributed to Moche culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche
Ancient City of North-Hamlet in Chiapas, Mexico is a Moche (100–800 CE) ancient city attributed to Moche culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Late Preclassic to Late Classic 400 BCE–900 CE, peak 600–850 CE · Maya (Comitán Lakes, Late Classic Lacandon fringe)
Lake city on Lagartero chain of karst lakes at Chiapas-Guatemala border: temples and ballcourt on islets linked by stone causeway 300 m to lakeshore palace, with hundreds of incensarios (Lakamulpán…
