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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

The remains of the Maya

Mayan civilisation
Large sculpted face in Copán, Honduras Photograph: Macduff Everton/Corbis
Mayan civilisation
Chac-Mool statue in Chichén Itzá, located on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Photograph: Joe Drivas/Corbis
Mayan civilisation
A temple in Tikal, Guatemala Photograph: Corbis
Mayan civilisation
The Xcaret ecological reserve in the Mayan Riviera Photograph: Israel Ieal/AP
Mayan civilisation
A carving in the ruins of Xunantunich, Belize Photograph: Buddy Mays/Corbis
Mayan civilisation
The temple of Kukulkan, known also as El Castillo, lies in the centre of Chichén Itzá Photograph: Corbis
Mayan civilisation
Tzompantli or 'wall of skulls' at Chichén Itzá Photograph: Carson Ganci/Corbis
Mayan civilisation
The Governor's Palace at Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico Photograph: Robert Harding/Corbis
Mayan civilisation
The Temple of the Warriors, Chichén Itzá Photograph: Corbis
Mayan civilisation
An aerial view of Tikal Photograph: Reuters
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