El Castillo's by frenchfrog

Chichen Itza - Mexico, Yucatán This 24 metres high pyramid represents the Mayan calendar, with 91 steps staircases plus a single step at the main entrance (the one at the top) adding up to 365. 18 terraces divide the 9 levels which represent the eighteen 20 -day months. The 9 terraces symbolize the 9 underground worlds. Each side has 52 panels representing the 52 year cosmic cycle, the point at which their 2 calendars, the religious and the secular, coincided and they considered that cycle ended, only to begin a new one.

Uploaded: Jun, 11 2009 | Taken: Mar, 30 2009| Viewed: 30 times  | 4 votes Camera: NIKON CORPORATION | Model: NIKON D40X | Exposure 10/3200s, ISO 100 | FLength: 18mm | SW: Picasa 3.0

jacko1 - Jun, 11 2009 03:06am A fascinating insight into Mayan culture!...