Chichen Itza was the main ruling center of the Yucatan ... the Temple of the Warriors was revealed in its full glory. The pyramid is decorated with richly sculptured friezes of animals, birds ...

The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make Chichen-Itza one of the most important examples ... Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl, or Kukulkan as the Maya ...

Rising through a clearing in the jungle of the Yucatán, a monumental Maya pyramid appears to touch the sky in Catherwood’s illustration of the Pyramid of Kulkulcán. Although parts of the structure are ...

The archeology of Chichen Itza, one of the last Mayan ... which bears a close resemblance to the Pyramid of Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli (aka Quetzalcoatl) at Tula Grande. Both are three-tiered platforms ...

Mexico's Temple of Quetzalcoatl, or the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, in the ancient city of Teotihuacan is believed to have been built between 1,800 and 1,900 years ago. The mysterious structure is ...

Many of these sites feature impressive pyramids standing hundreds of feet tall that have been around for thousands of years. Each offers visitors a unique glimpse into the lives of its former ...

Built between the 1st and 7th centuries A.D., it is characterized by the vast size of its monuments – in particular, the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, laid out on ...

Depicts how New Agers the Mexican state tourists and 1920s archaeologists all contend to clear the site of the antique Maya city of Chichen Itza in order to produce their own idealized and ...