Imagine this: you're standing in a quiet plaza in the steamy town of Papantla, Veracruz. The scent of sweet tamales drifts through the air. A tall pole—nearly 30 meters high—rises above the trees. Flutes start to play, slow and haunting. And then… men begin to fly.

Imagine temples so magnificent, the world couldn't let them drown. That's the story of Abu Simbel—two ancient temples carved into a mountainside that were rescued from the rising waters of the Nile, block by massive block, and reassembled like a giant stone puzzle.