Travel: Mayan Temples of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Mexico

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Images from the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, Coba, Uxmal & Tolum.

In tune with their location on the Earth and within the celestial system, the Mayans placed their buildings in accordance to solar & lunar positioning.

On the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the Pyramid of Kulkulkan in Chichen Itzen, creates a shadow from the stairs to the stepped sides of the structure. That shadow connects with a massive snake head at the base of the building that is carved...
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  • People beside Pyramid of Kulkulkan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Pyramid of Kulkulkan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, close up.
  • Pyramid of Kulkulkan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, close up.
  • The Ballcourt, Gran Juego de Pelota, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Goalpost close up, the Ballcourt, Gran Juego de Pelota, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Close up of the Wall of the Skulls, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Close up of the Wall of the Skulls, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Pyramid of Kulkulkan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Pyramid of Kulkulkan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Plaza of a Thousand Columns, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Pyramid of Kulkulkan, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, The Nunnery and The Church. The Nunnery is the building in the center and The Church is the building to the right, morning in Mar 2006.
  • Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, El Caracol (The Observatory).
  • Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Coba, Crossroads Pyramid
  • Temple of the Wind, Tolum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
  • Piramide del Adivino (Pyramid of the Magician)
  • Limestone carvings depicting the Mayan god, Chac
  • Quadrangulo de las Monjas (Nunnery Quadrangle), Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico