Uxmal: An Antique Love Story is a novel written by John Abraham Heraud and first published in 1877. The story is set in the ancient Mayan city of Uxmal in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The main character is a young man named Eric who travels to Uxmal to study the ruins of the ancient civilization. While there, he falls in love with a beautiful Mayan woman named Xaila. However, their love is forbidden by the social norms of their respective cultures...