The Yucatán Peninsula boasts some of the most stunning archaeological sites in the Americas, including the temples of Chichén Itzá and Uxmal.
The Maya, the Indigenous people of Central America, founded a remarkable civilization that gradually declined after experiencing significant growth between the 7th and 9th centuries.
The Maya civilization stretched across the Mexican states of Chiapas and Yucatán, and extended into parts of Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.
