Estructura I

Estructura I is Calakmul’s second great pyramid (surpassed by Estructura II). American botanist Cyrus Lundell named the site Calakmul, Maya for "two adjacent mounds," in reference to the pair of then-unexcavated pyramids that dominated the site. The steep climb pays off handsomely with top-of-the-world views.

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