The Yucatán peninsula offers more than just beaches, with ancient Maya ruins like Uxmal providing awe-inspiring archaeological wonders. Uxmal, designated a World Heritage Site in 1996 ...

Its name means 'flag of the Maya people', and it was the capital of a powerful union of states that eventually included Uxmal and Chichén Itzá. Image caption, This is Uxmal. In the background ...