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The Great Pyramid of Giza

Constructed during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom around 2560 BCE, the Great Pyramid of Giza served as the to...

Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Egypt

9.9 Brilliant

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Thebes (Luxor)

Thebes was a prominent ancient Egyptian city located along the Nile River in Upper Egypt, now encompassing the modern to...

Egyptian Ancient City Egypt Temple

9.7 Brilliant

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Calakmul

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Campeche, Mexico, one of the most powerful Classic Maya cities and rival to Tikal, with...

Classic Super Power Mexico Maya

8.5 Great

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Yaxchilan

A Classic Maya city on the Usumacinta River in Chiapas, Mexico, known for its elaborately carved stone lintels depicting...

Classic Mexico River Maya

8.3 Great

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Ciudad Perdida

An ancient Tairona city built around 800 CE in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, rediscovered by outsiders in...

Colombia Jungle Terraced Tairona

8.2 Great

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Bonampak

Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site located in the jungle of Chiapas, Mexico, that reached its peak during t...

Classic Mexico Maya Jungle

8.1 Great

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Copan

Copan in western Honduras was a major Maya city-state that reached its political and artistic peak between the 5th and 9...

Classic Maya Honduras Stela

8.0 Great

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Coba

Coba is an ancient Maya city in Quintana Roo, Mexico, occupied primarily during the Classic period. Its principal pyrami...

Classic Mexico Maya Pyramid

8.0 Great

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Monte Alban

Monte Albán is a major pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, founded around 500 BCE and ser...

Mexico Oaxaca Hilltop Zapotec

7.8 Good

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Huaca del Sol y de la Luna

Huaca del Sol and Huaca de la Luna are two massive adobe pyramid complexes built by the Moche civilization near the city...

Coastal Peru Pyramid Moche

7.8 Good

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Lamanai

Lamanai is a major archaeological site of the ancient Maya civilization located in northern Belize along the New River L...

Riverside Maya Belize Preclassic

7.7 Good

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Tula (Tollan)

Tula, also known as Tollan, is an archaeological site in the Hidalgo state of Mexico that served as the capital of the T...

Toltec Mexico Pyramid Mesoamerican

7.7 Good

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Aguateca

Aguateca is a Classic Maya archaeological site located in the Petén region of Guatemala. The city was rapidly burned and...

Classic Maya 8TH Century Abandoned

7.6 Good

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Meroe

Meroë is an ancient city located on the east bank of the Nile River in modern-day Sudan, which served as the southern ca...

Pyramid Iron Age Nubian Sudan

7.5 Good

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Quirigua

Quirigua is an ancient Maya city in the department of Izabal, Guatemala, inhabited from at least the second century AD a...

Classic Maya Guatemala Stelae

7.3 Good

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Xunantunich

Xunantunich is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Belize's Cayo District, near the Mopan River and the country's wes...

Classic Settlement Maya Belize

7.3 Good

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Dzibilchaltun

Dzibilchaltun is a major Maya archaeological site located in the northern Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, situated near the...

Mexico Maya Yucatan Multi Period

7.3 Good

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Caracol

Caracol is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the Cayo District of Belize, in the Maya Mountains near the country's...

Classic Super Power Maya Jungle

7.2 Good

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Lubaantun

Lubaantun is an archaeological site located in the Toledo District of southern Belize, dating to the Late Classic period...

Classic City Maya 8TH Century

7.0 Good

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Cuicuilco

Cuicuilco is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in the southern part of the Basin of Mexico, within the modern Mexico C...

Mexico Mexico City Preclassic 400BCE

6.1 Fair