The largest pyramid at Coba Mayan Ruins ... Though lacking the name recognition of Chichen Itza, the Mayan Ruins Uxmal site ...

The name Chichen Itza translates to “at the mouth of the ... which bears a close resemblance to the Pyramid of Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli (aka Quetzalcoatl) at Tula Grande. Both are three-tiered ...

Chichen Itza was the main ruling center of the Yucatan ... the Temple of the Warriors was revealed in its full glory. The pyramid is decorated with richly sculptured friezes of animals, birds ...

El Castillo (The Castle), a 98-foot-tall pyramid, dominates the city, while the Temple of the Warriors features murals of battle scenes and village life.

The focal point of the ruins is the pyramid-like El Castillo that was once used by Mayans as a temple to the god Kukulkan. U.S. News Insider Tip: Visit El Mestizo, about 3.5 miles from Chichén ...

Chichen-Itza is a clear illustration of this fusion. Specific examples are, in the group of buildings to the south, the Caracol, a circular stellar observatory whose spiral staircase accounts for its ...

Rising through a clearing in the jungle of the Yucatán, a monumental Maya pyramid appears to touch the sky in Catherwood’s illustration of the Pyramid of Kulkulcán. Although parts of the structure are ...

The fact that the cenote is directly northwest of the main staircase of El Castillo, the famous central pyramid of Chichén ... if glamorous, name of the Maya Riviera, lies the village of Chunpón.