Chich茅n Itz谩
The Ossuary, otherwise known as the Bonehouse or the Tumba del Gran Sacerdote (High Priest鈥檚 Grave), is a ruined pyramid to the southwest of El Castillo. As with most of the buildings in this southern section, the architecture is more Puuc than Toltec. It鈥檚 notable for the beautiful serpent heads at the base of its staircases.
A square shaft at the top of the structure leads down into a cave that was used as a burial chamber; seven tombs with human remains were discovered inside.
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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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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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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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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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Called El Caracol (the Snail) by the Spaniards for its interior spiral staircase, this observatory, to the south of the El Osario, is one of the most鈥
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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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The visitors center has a small museum with exhibits providing explanations in Spanish, English and French.
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Called El Caracol (the Snail) by the Spaniards for its interior spiral staircase, this observatory, to the south of the El Osario, is one of the most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
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
7. 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
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Thought by archaeologists to have been a palace for Maya royalty, the so-called Edificio de las Monjas (Nunnery), with its myriad rooms, resembled a鈥