Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza. A Mayan city from about 1000AD. These faces of the pyramid have been restored.
An un restored face.
A large field were a ball game was played.
Many building wall had pictoral stories carved in the stone.
Temple of the warriors.
Each pillar represents a warrior.
An observatory.
Every seven years or so, new buildings were built overtop of existing ones. It was a way of regeneration. Here you can see different layers.
The Sacred Cenote where men were thrown in alive during times of drought as an offering to the gods.
A church in a town on the trip back to the hotel.
Cancun Mexico 2002
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