20.8899°N, 88.1363°W.
The Acropolis at Ek Balam ("Black Jaguar") in the northeastern Yucatán of Mexico is one of the largest single Maya pyramids by footprint, a stepped acropolis 32 metres tall and 160 metres long built between approximately 700 and 1000 CE. The structure is famous for its preserved stucco façade on the Sak Xok Naah ("White Reading House") chamber on the upper level — a deeply modeled depiction of an enthroned ruler within the open jaws of the Earth Monster, flanked by winged figures. The chamber holds the tomb of Ukit Kan Lek Tok', the city's most powerful Late Classic ruler, opened by Leticia Vargas de la Peña and Víctor Castillo Borges in 2000. The stucco is preserved because a later construction phase sealed it under fill.
The Acropolis is a building whose ruler's tomb was protected for 1,200 years by his successors burying his portrait under the next layer of architecture.
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 50.73° | 11,404 km |
| angkor wat | 340.01° | 15,982 km |
| nazca | 159.03° | 4,213 km |
| teotihuacan | 265.08° | 1,124 km |
| stonehenge | 41.24° | 7,963 km |
| gobekli tepe | 40.80° | 11,503 km |
| machu picchu | 154.44° | 4,152 km |
| easter island | 204.05° | 5,806 km |
| cahokia | 355.09° | 1,984 km |
| sedona | 308.98° | 2,782 km |
| mecca | 53.38° | 12,663 km |
| jerusalem | 47.16° | 11,610 km |
| vatican | 47.40° | 9,303 km |
| lhasa | 0.84° | 14,394 km |
| kailash | 11.34° | 14,129 km |
| uluru | 255.27° | 15,992 km |
| tiwanaku | 151.51° | 4,674 km |
| chaco canyon | 315.48° | 2,559 km |
| mt shasta | 313.12° | 3,927 km |
| levis stadium | 306.91° | 3,734 km |