From around 1000 BC to AD 1500, the ancient Maya built hundreds of pyramids across Mesoamerica. These pyramids functioned both as temples where people made offerings to the gods and as the tombs of Mayan rulers.

Like the Egyptian pyramids, Mayan pyramids also contained precious goods as well as servants of the buried. However, some Mayan pyramids also included smaller pyramids as enlarged pyramids were built on top of the old ones.

Here are some of the most famous Mayan pyramids across Latin America!