The archeology of Chichen Itza, one of the last Mayan city-states ... The structure is known for its peculiar “snake shadow,” ...

Rising through a clearing in the jungle of the Yucatán, a monumental Maya pyramid appears to ... casts a shadow that cascades down the 91 steps of the northern staircase, resembling the shape of an ...

The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make Chichen-Itza one of the most important examples of the Mayan-Toltec civilization in Yucatán. Several buildings ...