Mexico
'The Church' and Nunnery' Mayan ruin at Chichen Itza, Mexico
Complex of Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in Yucatan Peninsula. La Iglesia or the Church -called like that probably by the Spaniards- building was decorated with beautiful stone fretwork and carvings of the rain god Chac and four other animals who, in Maya myth, held up the sky .
Bas relief of what looks like a Mayan soldier
Closeup view of carving details in the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, Mexico.
El Castillo Chichen Itza, Mexico
Group of people visit El Castillo (The Kukulkan Temple) of Chichen Itza, Mayan stepped pyramid in Yucatan, Mexico a modern wonder of the world and an UNESCO world heritage site.
Gold painted Souvenirs at Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza, Mexico - February 23, 2016: Beautifully handicraft Mayan souvenir at the market in Chichen Itza archaeological site in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
Maya masks souvenirs display at Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza, Mexico - February 23, 2016: Maya masks Souvenirs display at Chichen Itza archeological site, Mexico.
Mayan mask souvenirs at Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza, Mexico - February 23, 2016: Beautifully handicraft Maya masks souvenirs display at Chichen Itza archaeological site in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
Mayan Serpent God
Kukulcan representation at the Ballcourt in Chichen Itza, Mexico. Kukulcan is the Maya representation of the god Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent god.
Perspective view Detail at Chichen Itza
Perspective from the corner of the main temple at Chicken Itza looking towards the Temple of the Warriors and the group of one thousand columns with the statue of Kukulcan's head at the base of the stairs.
Stone Hoop at the Great Ball Court
The goal at the Great Ballcourt at Chichen Itza in Yucatan peninsula, Mexico. Players had to put a large rubber ball through the ring without the use of their hands.
Temple of the Warriors
Temple of the Warriors is a Mayan ruin dedicated to the rain god Chac and it is surrounded by the plaza of a thousand columns in Chichen Itza, one of the modern wonders of the world in, Mexico.
The Great Ballcourt complex at Chichen Itza
Complex of Mayan ruins called the Grand Ballcourt at Chichen Itza in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Chichen Itza is a modern wonder of the world and an UNESCO world heritage site.
The Observatory at Chichen Itza, Mexico
El Caracol or'The Snail', was an Astronomical Observatory in Mayan times where you can recognize the shape of a modern Astronomical Observatory, at Chichen Itza, Mayan archaeological site in Mexico Mayans were very good astronomers and their calendar was very similar to what we are using today.
Upwards perspective of the main temple in Chichen Itza
Close up perspective of El Castillo (The Kukulkan Temple) of Chichen Itza, Mayan stepped pyramid in Yucatan, a modern wonder of the world and an UNESCO world heritage site.
View of 'the Church' a Mayan ruin at Chichen Itza, Mexico
Complex of Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. La Iglesia or the Church building was decorated with beautiful stone fretwork and carvings of the rain god Chac and four other animals who, in Maya myth, held up the sky.
Vintage look of Mayan pyramid in Chicken Itza
The Kukulkan Temple or El Castillo of Chichen Itza is a Mayan stepped pyramid in Yucatan, Mexico, a modern wonder of the world and an UNESCO world heritage site.