Stalactites and deeply fluted formations with tourquise waters of an unnamed Cenote near Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

Stalagmites, and stalactites with tourquise waters of Cenote Papakal, near Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

Mayan Ruins, Oxkintok is one of the oldest cities in the Yucatan with hieroglyphic inscriptions showing some of the earliest dates known in the Yucatán. It was settled as early as 350 BC, reached its peak in the Early Classic Period, and was continuously inhabited as late as 1000 AD. It was once an important ceremonial center in the Puuc region, and its architecture is representative of that style.