Xochicalco: The Observatory and Caves
Xochicalco features a very precise zenith-tube, which will illuminate a cave floor with a very bright light when the sun moves directly overhead – but obviously this isn’t all it does!
La Quemada: El Cuartel
The Cuartel was formally thought to be a barracks for the fortress city, but evidence now suggests it was a religious complex, with a shrine and celestial observatory.
Monte Alban – The Encrypted City
Monte Alban was one of the most sophisticated cities of ancient Mesoamerica, but encryptions built into the fabric of the city that suggest it may have served a higher purpose…
Monte Alban – Ancient Observatory
Building J is misaligned, riddled with mysterious chambers and one of the most oddly shaped building of all Mesoamerica. Was it designed to point like an arrow to the stars?