Uxmal's Unbelievable Mayan Mysteries

The magical legends behind one of the most spectacular ancient Maya cities - Uxmal in Mexico's Puuc region.

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While known for its grand architecture and ornate facades, few have dug deeper into Uxmal's origin myths full of dwarf sorcerers, and pyramids rising overnight through witchcraft. These fantastical tales seem too unbelievable to be true...but why were they so important to Uxmal's rulers?

In this video, we’ll transport you back in time to uncover the hidden significance of Uxmal's bizarre founding fables. Learn why tales of dwarf kings and magical architect wizards served key political purposes for Uxmal's elite while encoding cultural tensions. What crucial details do these stories reveal about the city's surprising rise to power? How are archaeologists piecing together the actual history behind the folklore today with new evidence like LiDAR scans?

Join our exploration as we get to the bottom of the unbelievable legends and exhilarating stories that have mystified visitors to Uxmal for over a millennium. You’ll discover how both myth and reality intertwined to make this one of the greatest cities of ancient Mesoamerica.

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[mrschneebly]

This is the best video about Uxmal on YouTube! ❤🎉

[kopper]

Fantastic site! Thanks for a great video!

[mattcavana]

Fascinating insight into Mayan folklore! Love the historical photos and video footage.. Well done!

[BillE-zz]

I was once at this site and had an adventure. For one thing, there is a 100 foot tall pyramid there that is maybe half a mile from the other pyramids, to the west, but the same height, and it's completely unrenovated and covered in greenery. You can't see it until you are next to it, there is a statue near the top. I wouldn't recommend climbing it. I almost died coming down it.


There is also there, hidden in the forest off the main site, like the green pyramid i mentioned, a palapa structure full of giant stone carved penises.

And the weirdest thing is that there behind one of the pyramids is a whole building complex made for people that were maybe 2'-2.5' tall. I crawled all over in those tiny stairways and corridors and rooms and it was all in perfect shape, but tiny. I barely fit, crawling. Right outside of here, when I came out, I found a wall covered in clovers, and I knew from childhood that it's always possible to find a 4 leafed one, and I found one.

The rest of this story is a little too crazy too talk about, and quite a lot.