Pyramid of the Magician at Uxmal Wood Print

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While Chichen Itza is more universally known, the ruins at Uxmal are none-the-less impressive. This is the main pyramid at Uxmal. It's also known by some as the Pyramid of the Dwarf. By the time the Spanish arrived in what is now Latin America, the Maya civilization was already in collapse, and the cities like Uxmal largely abandoned. The names by which we know this mammoth step pyramid are tied up in local legends the indigenous people told about them. The stories differ except in their being fanciful.

So, like most of the structures we find in the Maya world, we don't have the name or a full picture of the culture that once thrived here. But I found it impossible not to look at this massive ruin and have some level of awe at the mysterious people who built this temple. Isn't it amazing?

The architecture in this area is known as Puuc, based on the region in which they were discovered, one of the few areas of hilly terrain in the Yucatan. Not only is the place unique...

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