Chichen ItzaChichen ItzaBy Walker SparlingBy Walker Sparling

Chichen Chichen ItzaItza

• City located on City located on

2 ½ sq. miles 2 ½ sq. miles • 1191-1448 AD1191-1448 AD• ““at the mouth of at the mouth of

the well ofthe well of

the Itza”the Itza”• One of the One of the

Seven New Seven New Wonders of the Wonders of the World World

EL Castillo (Pyramid of EL Castillo (Pyramid of Kukulcan)Kukulcan)

Largest Mayan PyramidLargest Mayan Pyramid

91 steps on every side - total 364; top platform 91 steps on every side - total 364; top platform 365365thth step step

Spanish word for castleSpanish word for castle

Juego De Pelota Juego De Pelota (pok-ta-pok court)(pok-ta-pok court)

Largest pok-ta-pok court ever - Largest pok-ta-pok court ever - larger than football fieldlarger than football field

Sacred Sacred (Well) (Well)

CenoteCenote• 200 ft diameter 200 ft diameter

cliffsdrop 89 ftcliffsdrop 89 ft• Archeologists Archeologists

found treasure & found treasure & skeletons of men, skeletons of men, women, & children women, & children that were that were sacrificed to rain sacrificed to rain godgod

• Wells formed by Wells formed by sinkholes in sinkholes in limestone limestone formationsformations

Templ de los Templ de los Guerreros Guerreros (Temple of (Temple of

the Warriors)the Warriors)• Each column Each column

represents a represents a warriorwarrior

• Chaac Mool is at Chaac Mool is at top of stairwaytop of stairway

• Known as 1,000 Known as 1,000 columnscolumns

• Excavation Excavation 1924-19281924-1928

El Caracol El Caracol (Observatory(Observatory

))

• Caracol = Caracol =

The SnailThe Snail• Built over Built over

centuries -centuries -additions made additions made as Mayans as Mayans learned more learned more about the starsabout the stars

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