Kukulkan pyramid
One of the biggest temple built in Chichén Itzá area is Kukulkan. According to Mayan legend, Kukulkan is a Snake God, a incarnation of Quetzalcoatl. Kukulkan is a stary pyramid with terraces. In each side to pyramid, stares are found to reach into the top of the Kukulkan pyramid.
In the top of the pyramid, there’s a path to King Kukulkan’ Jaguar Stone Crowd, which colored red with green dots.
Red Jaguar and Chac Mool
Around the temples complex, there’s a statue called Red Jaguar. According to Bishop Landa, in this place in past there were veneration. The sacrifice can be jaguar, turtles, turkeys, dogs or all animal’s heart. Or sometimes the sacrifice were human.
There are eight statues of Chac Mool in Chichén Itzá area too. Chac Mool is statue depicting human with head hold-up. Read more
Chichén Itzá Symbol of Worship and Science
Chichén Itzá is inheritance of Mayan archeology, which still in complete and good state. According to ‘knot of Mayan Culture’ from Chilam Balam, the temple of Chichén Itzá is built in 502-522 century, while the other version approximate this temple was made around 800 century.
- Chichen Itza Temple
The Mayan taken this temple as place to live for 200 years, before the moved to Campeche beach. Kukulkan pyramid in this temple complex is believed as the central of Mayan politics and economy, which be in Yucatan peninsula ( now Mexico ).
- Yucatan Peninsula
