Category: chichen itza

New Cache of Objects Discovered beneath Chichen Itza

6 March 2019 National Geographic is one of many sources reporting on an exciting new discovery of ritual objects in a cave beneath the Maya site of Chichen…

The Observatory at Chichen Itza (El Caracol)

Named in Spanish El Caracol (the snail) for the spiral staircase inside its tower, the observatory at the Maya-Toltec site of Chichen Itza appears to be oriented toward…

Photo Wednesday

This fiery chac-mool image comes from shapeshift’s photostream. .

Pink Floyd and Chichen Itza

I’m not a big Pink Floyd fan, but the juxtaposition of their music with a family visit to the Maya site expresses something of how the public views…

Mayan Theater, Los Angeles

Posting is a little light while I’m on the road. Meanwhile, for your amusement, here are a couple of images of the facade of the Mayan Theater (1040…

Wonders

Supposedly 45 million people have voted on a new list of the seven wonders of the world, and currently Chichen Itza is ranking number two. Someone explain to…

The Observatory at Chichen Itza

I’m having some trouble getting my Maya materials online because there are so many of them, and there’s just so little time. So, we’ll do this one building…