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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Looking for a different place for your next holiday? If beach and mountains boring you, now you can try to enjoy the other alternative at Cambodia. There are many interesting places you can visit here. If you like to see and enjoy some great ancient statue, Siem Reap Cambodia can be a good selection for you. There are more than 1 million people come and visit Siem Reap or Defeat of Siam every year.
Angkor Wat Temple of Cambodia
This is one of many Khmer heritages in Cambodia. Don’t worry about the accommodation because there is many hotels, restaurant and shopping centers that suit with any traveling budgets. People like to go to Siem Reap because it is close to Angkor Wat, one of the most ancient and beautiful temple in Cambodia. You can go to Siem reap and explore it with a “tuk tuk”. It is a combination between motorcycle and rickshaw.
It is cheap and you can find a little adventure that you never know with this unique traditional vehicle. No need to worry about your things if you are walking around Siem Reap because you will find very low crime rates there. You may take a walk along beautiful Siem Reap River. So, ready to take a journey to Siem Reap Cambodia?
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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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