AIA Fieldwork Photo Contest 2024

Entry 77838

Submitted by Przemek A. TrzeĊ›niowski

Xpuhil I

Xpujil, Rio Bec, Campeche, Mexico

Category: Monuments

Only birds, bats and lizards live now in the Rio Bec courts, but the Wheels of Time stubbornly continue to roll... Rio Bec is the most elaborate and amazing architectural style throughout the lifespan of Maya civilization. The Sun sets over the Palace of the Three Towers as it did over a thousand years ago

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