Ancient Cities Of  Southern Mexico, Ancient Ruin Sites of Mexico
Toltec Sculpture Merida Museum
Most ancient Cities of  Southern Mexico were abandoned or
in decline when the Spanish arrived.  
Only Tenochtitlan, the home of the Aztecs, was a monumental
city in the building stage all others were abandoned or
beyond their prime building stages.
The Mayan cities had started to decline by 1000 AD. Chichen  Itza Palenque, Bonampak all were abandoned
by 1200 AD
Others like Lambityeco in Oaxaca pictured
here, had suffered a depopulation around
800 AD and although a small population
remained, they built no more temples or
monumental buildings.
Ancient City Of  Southern Mexico, Monte Alban,
Oaxaca abandoned by 800 AD
These Ancient
Cities Of  
Southern
Mexico are now
Ruin Sites open
to the public.

Bus service
reaches all of the
ancient cities with a
few exceptions.

Bonampak is
reached by tour or
collective taxi from
the city of Palenque
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