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Imagining ancient astronomers
The walk here was a bit long for my kids, but I enjoyed seeing the curved architecture and imagining ancient man tracking celestial bodies out the windows. Pretty amazing.
This round structure inside Chichen Itza was an observatory. It is named “El Caracol” (“the Snail”) because it has a spiral staircase inside. It is believed that the building dates to 906 AD. Part ...
When finished with Castillo as the main attraction head right from it (southern direction) and when you pass a line of vendors you'll find this round semi ruined structure. It's the Caracol, meaning ...
Imagining ancient astronomers
The walk here was a bit long for my kids, but I enjoyed seeing the curved architecture and imagining ancient man tracking celestial bodies out the windows. Pretty amazing.
The entire tour Chichen Itza
The entire main big area of the complex you have all those together, around the Piramide. When you walk around you can see all the other areas
Ancient Mayan Observatory
This round structure inside Chichen Itza was an observatory. It is named “El Caracol” (“the Snail”) because it has a spiral staircase inside. It is believed that the building dates to 906 AD. Part ...
From Castillo to the right
When finished with Castillo as the main attraction head right from it (southern direction) and when you pass a line of vendors you'll find this round semi ruined structure. It's the Caracol, meaning ...
The observatory
How did the Mayans know so much about astronomy? This was their observatory, and is still pretty well intact. Beautiful building.