| Page Views: 17,323 Last Visit to Ruinas Chichén-Itzá: January, 2005 | A nice day trip to the Ruinas de Chichen -Itza by Waalewiener - last update: Feb 6, 2005 |
The Kukulcan Pyramid or '' El Castillo '' | El Castillo or Kukulcan Pyramid |
Located in the Yucatan
Peninsula ,between the cities Cancun and Merida .
The Maya world was quite large it covered a large area ,it covered parts of Mexico (the Yucatan Peninsula ) and Belize ,Guatamala,
Honduras and El Salvador.
Chichen -Itza which means
'' In the mouth of the Itza's well ''
Chichen - Itza was the center of power in the Yucatan during 800 -1200 A D .
Lori & I went from Cancun on a bus trip to Chichen -Itza ,it was a long day but it was well worth it .
I can recommend this day trip ,and this ancient City is something wonderful to see and you will be totally amazed to see these incredible massive buildings still in such good condition and the fantastic pictures carved in the stones ,just a wonderful experience. |
| The Temple of the Warriors. |
|  | Le Templo the Los Guerreros. This picture I took from the top of '' El Castillo '',I made it up that Pyramid twice ,only 91 steps haha.
Well I had to do it twice first without my camera ,so that Lori could film me climbing up there .
Then the second time I had to go up there to make this and other pictures .
The view from up there is stunning
I am glad I did it.
By the way this Temple was 10 meters tall and 40 meters wide .
The Architecture has a '' Toltec ''
influence.
There are many images of Eagles and Jaguars.
It is a very impressive building and it looks great from up above . |
El Caracol which is Spanish word for '' snail '' Well the Mayan's did have a real interest in Astronomy ,so they build this Observatory ,the Tower is 13 meters high ,but the whole building is 22 and 1/2 meters high.
The Mayan's would look from the openings of the Observatory ,and observe the Stars ,Venus ,etc.
It is amazing how much of this great building is in tact still .
I is really an awsome sight ,and I am glad that the sun was shining ,better pictures when the sun shines. | | |
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Slapshot1 Fri Oct 30, 2009 05:13 UTC
Hansi, these photos are fantastic!!! Great job, now you are making me want to take 94 steps to the top for a photo.. | jumpingnorman Fri Jul 10, 2009 16:23 UTC
Chichen Itza! Awesome pics and detailed tips...we did not climb it because it was closed... | Dester Tue Jun 9, 2009 19:30 UTC
Great pages Hansi, I have been seeing these ruins in my dreams since age 5 when I first saw them in a book | Balam Tue May 5, 2009 09:03 UTC
A great informative Chichén-Itzá page, great photo's and info. It looks a great place. |
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