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The
stepped pyramid at Chichen Itza doesn't look all that
tall from the ground, but when you're coming down... SCARY!
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One
missed step and bong, bong, bam!
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STRAIGHT
up!
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STRAIGHT
down!
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Sue
looking from the top of the pyramid to an area by the
soccer/basketball field.
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Mayan
Temple at Chichen Itza.
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The
enclosed soccer field in the distance. The winner
(yes the winner) would win the privilege of being sacrificed.
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Top
of the temple.
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The
hoop where the ball would be thrown through.
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Designs
cut into solid rock.
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Designs
cut into solid rock. |
Designs
cut into solid rock. |
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When
missionaries first arrived in this location, there were
about 100 poles in a square with about 25 skulls on each pole!
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A
drain hole cut out of solid rock for the blood from the
severed heads to drain into.
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They
may have cut off hundreds of thousands of people's
heads, but they sure can grow pretty flowers.
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