A map shows the layout of X’baatún ... as late as 1200 A.D., officials said. The ruins show a mixture of architectural styles from other Maya sites. Much of the settlement’s history remains ...

mathematics, art and architecture, and a glyph system of writing on stone, ceramics, and paper. Using the labels on or below the map below, visit 15 of the better-known Maya sites.

Two of the stars lined up perfectly with the major sites El Mirador and Calakmul ... geometric edges on the map that could be the ruins of a missing Mayan city!

Kristin Braswell The Tulum Archaeological site is one of the most visited Mayan archaeological sites along the Riviera Maya. Sitting on a patch of rocky coastline just east of Tulum's downtown ...