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Kukulcan Pyramid, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. Kukulcan is the Maya God of Creation, symbolized by the wind. Chichen Itza was founded by the Maya, but building continued under invading Toltecs after 918. Four stairs lead to the temple on top of the Pyramid. Height 30 m
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Kukulcan Pyramid, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. Kukulcan is the Maya God of Creation...

Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan. Kukulcan was the Maya God of Creation. Chichen Itza was founded by the Maya, but building continued under invading Toltecs after 918. The Pyramid is 30 m high; four stairs lead to the temple on top.
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Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan. Kukulcan was the Maya God of Crea...

Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, seen through the columns of the Temple of the Warriors. Kukulcan is the Maya God of Creation. Chichen Itza was founded by the Maya, but building continued under invading Toltecs after 918. Four stairs lead to the temple on top.
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Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, seen through the columns of the Temple of...

The Ball Game Court at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, the largest in Mesoamerica, 168 x 70 m. The ballgame was played between two high walls; the rubber ball had to be passed through stone rings. The game ended in a ritual decapitation ceremony. 11th.
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The Ball Game Court at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, the largest in Mesoamerica,...

The Ball Game Court at Chichen Itza. One of the stone rings high in the stadium wall through which a rubber ball had to be passed. The game ended in a ritual decapitation ceremony. 11th.
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The Ball Game Court at Chichen Itza. One of the stone rings high in the stadiu...

Temple of the Jaguars, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The staircase on the left leads to the top of the wall which borders the Ball Game Court. 11th.
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Temple of the Jaguars, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The staircase on the lef...

"El Tzompantli"- the stake. A platform where the heads of the victims of human sacrifice were displayed. The platform supported the fence hung with skulls. 11th.
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"El Tzompantli"- the stake. A platform where the heads of the victims of human...

"El Tzompantli" - the stake. A platform where the heads of the victims of human sacrifice were displayed. The platform supported the fence hung with skulls. 11th.
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"El Tzompantli" - the stake. A platform where the heads of the victims of...

Detail of "El Tzompantli" - the stake. A platform where the heads of victims of human sacrifice were displayed. The platform supported the fence hung with skulls. 11th.
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Detail of "El Tzompantli" - the stake. A platform where the heads of victi...

The Complex of the Thousand Columns and Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The Temple is a four- tiers pyramid, reminiscent of the Pyramid at Tula, the former capital of the Toltecs before their invasion of Chichen Itza after 918.
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The Complex of the Thousand Columns and Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza,...

Rows of square columns in front of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The low reliefs on the sides of the pillars show Indian warriors with hatchets and feather crowns. 11th.
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Rows of square columns in front of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza,...

Rows of square columns in front of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The low reliefs on the sides of the pillars show Indian warriors with hatchets and feather crowns. 11th.
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Rows of square columns in front of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza,...