Ruinas Chichén-Itzá Things to Do

The upper Temple was believed to be build over a previous Temple ,ad it has many images of heart eating Eagles and Jaquars
Also images of Kukulcan as the Sun of Earth
Maya Toltec Architectural style 1100 -1300
A D

Wel this is one of my favorites .
The Temple of Warriors and the Plaza of thousand Columns
What a sight to see and how great it must have been to witness the Mayan's parade and do their dayly thing in and around this incredible ancient City.
This was a very special time up here on tp of the Pyramid El Castillo.

Templo de los Guerreros.
The Temple of the warriors is 10 meters high and 40 meters wide .
It is a massive construction ,and this picture I took from the top of '' ElCastillo '',the Pyramid.
There are two enclosures at the upper Temple with an impressive entrance that was guarded by Chac Mool
Chaac was the Rain God .
Chac Mool was believed to be ,the messenger to the God's

This platform is located between the platform of Skulls and the '' Venus " platform .
the Eagle Knights and the Jaquars
They were the warriors and they were send to get the victims for sacrificing to the God's.
The '' Eagle Nights '' were the Elite group of fighters (Archers) and they were send first to fight the enemy.
The Jaguar Knights were the brave hand to hand combat fighters and the dressed themself with Jaguar skins and heads .
This platform is from the Toltec Mayan Architectural style of 1100-1300 A D.

This platform was believed to be used for religous purpouses .Kukulcan is shown here with his forked tongue and his jaquar like claws coming out of the jaws of a serpent .
The platform is more then 25 meters.
The platform is also known for the tomb of
Chac- Moolthis name is given to this God discovered by archeolegist who uncovered the first statue here in the late
19th Century .

Yes Yes Yes ,if you are capable to climb this '' Castillo ''then do it ,but once you start don't look back that will scare you ,just go up annd up till you reach the top.
Don't rush it there is no hurry ,play it save .

We did not see the evening light show ,but as you can see in this picture there is an evening light show .
The price for entrance into Chichen Itza is
38 pesos ,let's round it of to about $4 Us dollars ,not at all a lot for money for what you get to see .There are several prices ,some include a tour guide.Not sure what they all are
For us the Bustrip including pick up from our Hotel cost us
$44 Us dollars a person .
I think that was a pretty good deal.

This is the entrance of '' Chichen Itza
which means the place of the '' Mouth of the Well of the Itza.''
inside here is a world from the past .
The old (viejo) Chichen was founded 400
A D ,the New (nuevo) started around 850
A D .Of course an overnight visit to Chichen Itza is the best way to go because there is so much to see.
But I think 3 -4 hours is enough ,of course that is different for everyone .
Take you time and spend time to see the awsome details in all the colums and all the marvelous buildings
Enjoy my pictures