Chich茅n Itz谩
From the Plataforma de Venus, a 250m rough stone 蝉补肠产茅 (path) runs north to the huge sunken well that gave this city its name. The Sacred Cenote is some 60m in diameter and 35m deep. The walls between the summit and the water鈥檚 surface are ensnared in tangled vines and other vegetation, and sadly it's hard to see much of the water, but spare a thought for the children and adults sacrificed to the gods here over the centuries.
There are ruins of a small steam bath next to the cenote.
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Chich茅n Itz谩, meaning 'mouth of the well of the Itz谩es' in Mayan, is a stunning ruin well worth visiting for its spectacular, iconic structures and鈥
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Featuring over 3000 pieces of museum-quality Mexican folk art, this private collection is interesting in that objects are presented in an actual private鈥
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Upon entering Chich茅n Itz谩, El Castillo (aka the Pyramid of Kukulc谩n) rises before you in all its grandeur. The first temple here was pre-Toltec, built鈥
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The great ball court, the largest and most impressive in Mexico, is only one of the city鈥檚 eight courts, indicative of the importance the games held here鈥
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East of the Nunnery, the Puuc-style Akab-Dzib is thought by some archaeologists to be the most ancient structure excavated here. The central chambers date鈥
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In 1959 a guide to the Chich茅n Itz谩 ruins was exploring a cave on his day off when he came upon a narrow passageway. He followed the passageway for 300m,鈥
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The Templo de San Bernardino and the adjacent Convento de Sisal are about 700m southwest of the plaza. They were constructed between 1552 and 1560 to鈥
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This group east of El Castillo pyramid takes its name 鈥 which means 鈥楪roup of the Thousand Columns鈥 鈥 from the forest of pillars stretching south and east鈥
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The structure at the ball court's north end, called the Temple of the Bearded Man after a carving inside it, has finely sculpted pillars and reliefs of鈥
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The Platform of Skulls (Tzompantli in N谩huatl, a Maya dialect) is between the Templo de los Jaguares y Escudos and El Castillo. You can鈥檛 mistake it,鈥
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This ceremonial site directly in front of the El Castillo is most notable for its huge, ornate and superbly preserved plumed serpent heads extending on鈥
4. Plataforma de las 脕guilas y los Jaguares
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Adjacent to the Platform of Skulls, the carvings on the Platform of the Eagles and Jaguars depict those animals gruesomely grabbing human hearts in their鈥
5. Templo de los Jaguares y Escudos
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The Temple of the Jaguars and Shields, built atop the southeast corner of the ball court鈥檚 wall, has some columns with carved rattlesnakes and tablets鈥
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The great ball court, the largest and most impressive in Mexico, is only one of the city鈥檚 eight courts, indicative of the importance the games held here鈥
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This group east of El Castillo pyramid takes its name 鈥 which means 鈥楪roup of the Thousand Columns鈥 鈥 from the forest of pillars stretching south and east鈥
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Upon entering Chich茅n Itz谩, El Castillo (aka the Pyramid of Kukulc谩n) rises before you in all its grandeur. The first temple here was pre-Toltec, built鈥