Chichén Itzá, Yucatán,
Mexico
The mysterious Mayan site of Chichén Itzá was
central to the ancient civilization between AD 750 and 1200. The rich and
intricate complex of stepped pyramids, temples, columned arcades and other
stone structures is the most popular tourist destination on Mexico's
Yucatán Peninsula. The most famous structure is the magnificent
78-foot-high (24m) Temple of Kukulkan, also known as El Castillo. Created
as a physical calendar with 365 steps – one for each day of the year
– during the spring and summer equinox, a shadow cast by the setting sun
creates the illusion of a serpent slithering down the steps.
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