Seeing The Wonders Of the Ruins Of Chichen Itza

The most renowned of the Mayan ruins, the Chichen Itsa ruins are famed for their amazing architecture as well as for the legends that surround the area. Chichen Itza literally means at the Mouth of the well. The well of course refers to the sacred well nearby, where it is said that sacrifices of gold, silver, precious stones, as well as humans were sent into the well.


One legend tells that those who are sent into the well as a sacrifice will hold the power of prophesy in case they live.Whenever one group were sent into the well and no one survived, an ancient ruler throw himself inside the well and upon coming from it unscathed, prophesied his very own rise to power.

The pyramids are the most important and the most often viewed aspect of the ruins of Chichen Itza, with the Central, El Castillo, which is a huge step pyramids known to be the significant structure in Chichen Itza. It is truly famous for the history that steeps that area and visited by millions of tourists every year.

As being the most famous and most explored ruins of the Mayans, Chichen Itza possess an extensive array of historical importance and an enormous deal is truly known about the area, even though needless to say there are still mysteries here, actual plus implied.

It is said that in Chichen Itza, the great serpent God, Kulkukan will arise from beneath the massive ball courts where the ancient games were once played. The prediction claims that he'll rise on December 22 of 2012 to give the earth into its final end.

No matter if you believe the predictions of an end-time, the thought has a tendency to provide a little bit of shiver while you walk around the ball courts and stand where these occurrences are forecasted to occur.

Being pronounced as the one of the Seven New Wonders of the World in 2007, the ruins of Chichen is without a doubt a massive spectacle. It is furthermore one that you'll not see in a full day, or maybe, even in a week's time.

It was in between 1000 and 1200 AD that the site was built. Constructed obviously by the Mayans, the significant construction here, El Castillo is a Mayan temple that was constructed in honor Kulkulkan. It's as well assumed to have been an enormous calendar of sorts. The total number of steps that El Castillo has is 365, one stair for each day of the calendar year, while the temple measures about 98 feet tall.

It has been gilded with image of the heads of serpents, each plumed and rising from the pyramid base. In the late evening close to sunset on the equinox of spring and fall, some say that the shadows case a triangle on the platform that makes it show up that the serpent with plumed headdress is moving down the pyramid.



There is the time for interaction and cultural exchanges with the Mayan community in the region and additionally a spa in close proximity. In addition, the wildlife that you will see and the opportunities for exploring the brilliantly colored birds here are literally endless. When you are in a Maya country, a visit to Chichen Itza is literally a requirement.

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