Uxmal - Temple of the Cemetery

(Local Name: Templo del Cementerio) To the east of the Nuns' Quadrangle is the group of buildings which includes the Temple of the Cemetery (Templo del Cementerio). The square inner courtyard is surrounded by buildings in varying states of dilapidation which include on the north side a pyramid on top of which stands an almost completely destroyed temple. Only on the west side is there a relatively well-preserved building, into which three doors lead. The roof-crest of the temple is built in a very similar way to that of the dovecot. This leads to the conclusion that this building is also of an older date. The whole group of buildings gets its name from the four small platforms, probably altars, which are covered with pictures of skulls with eyes and crossbones and hieroglyphics.