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Chichen Itza - Temple of Chac-Mool — Carvings at the base of the Temple of Chac-Mool. |
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Chichen Itza - Templo de Los Jaguares y Escudos — Carvings and a coat of arms at the Temple of the Jaguars. |
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Chichen Itza - 1000 Columns Group 2 — Thousand Columns Group, just a few dozen or so, viewed from within. |
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Chichen Itza - Platform Of The Skulls — Platform de los Craneos, where images of enemies' skulls were accurately carved into the rock after being defeated. The intention was to ward off future enemies. |
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Chichen Itza - Cenote Sagrado — The Sacred Cenote, a giant underground pool (far below the ground) where warriors, babies, and (gasp!) virgins were sacrificed to the gods for anything from fertile land to rain to a nice pair of sandals. |
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Chichen Itza - Leaf Cutter Ants — One of the many streams of leaf cutter ants, crossing the road with pieces of building material. |
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Chichen Itza - Nunnery — The nunnery. |
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Chichen Itza - El Caracol — El Caracol (the observatory), where Mayans monitored the path of stars and Venus, and led to the creation of Jeanne Dixon. |
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