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2. El Caracol, Chichen Itza - Wikipedia

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   The structure is dated to around AD 906, the Post Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology, by the stele on the Upper Platform. [1]It is suggested that the El Caracol was an ancient Mayan observatory building and provided a way for the Mayan people to observe changes in the sky due to the flattened landscape of the Yucatán with no natural markers for this function around Chichen Itza. [2]

3. Chichen Itza - Wikipedia

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   Elaborate stone facades in Chichen Itza's "Monjas" complex in 1902. The Maya name "Chichen Itza" means "At the mouth of the well of the Itza." This derives from chi', meaning "mouth" or "edge", and chʼen or chʼeʼen, meaning "well". Itzá is the name of an ethnic-lineage group that gained political and economic dominance of the northern ...

4. Category:Chichen Itza - Wikipedia

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   Chichen Itza is a renowned Maya city archeological site and World Heritage Site in Yucatán state, Mexico. Pages in category "Chichen Itza" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.

5. El Castillo, Chichen Itza - Wikipedia

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   El Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [el kas'tiʎo], 'the Castle'), also known as the Temple of Kukulcan is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán. The temple building is more formally designated by archaeologists as Chichen Itza Structure 5B18.

6. Playa Grande, Guatemala - Wikipedia

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   Playa Grande ("Big beach") is the administrative centre of the municipality of Ixcán in the Guatemalan department of El Quiché. Native Mayan languages spoken in the area include, among many others, Uspantek and Q'eqchi', although Spanish is also common. Its annual festival is held from 15 to 17 May. Playa Grande has an airport, Playa Grande ...

7. Mesoamerican pyramids - Wikipedia

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   El Castillo, Chichen Itza. Mesoamerican pyramids form a prominent part of ancient Mesoamerican architecture.Although similar in some ways to Egyptian pyramids, these New World structures have flat tops (many with temples on the top) and stairs ascending their faces, more similar to ancient Mesopotamian Ziggurats.