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.
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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. continue reading »
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The Ruining of Chichen Itza monument
In old times, it is told that in Chichén Itzá there was a large field to be used for a game. it like basketball in present time. The game was thrown passing a circle in wall which height 7 meters from soil surface.
The Captain of team which was able to shoot the ball through the circle for the first time, will be head-cut. The head of the captain would be venerated to Gods.
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