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Plataforma de las 脕guilas y los Jaguares

Chich茅n Itz谩


Adjacent to the Platform of Skulls, the carvings on the Platform of the Eagles and Jaguars depict those animals gruesomely grabbing human hearts in their claws. It is thought that this platform was part of a temple dedicated to the military legions responsible for capturing sacrificial victims.


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Nearby Chich茅n Itz谩 attractions

1. Templo de los Jaguares y Escudos

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The Temple of the Jaguars and Shields, built atop the southeast corner of the ball court鈥檚 wall, has some columns with carved rattlesnakes and tablets鈥

2. Plataforma de los Cr谩neos

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The Platform of Skulls (Tzompantli in N谩huatl, a Maya dialect) is between the Templo de los Jaguares y Escudos and El Castillo. You can鈥檛 mistake it,鈥

3. Plataforma de Venus

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This ceremonial site directly in front of the El Castillo is most notable for its huge, ornate and superbly preserved plumed serpent heads extending on鈥

4. Gran Juego de Pelota

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The great ball court, the largest and most impressive in Mexico, is only one of the city鈥檚 eight courts, indicative of the importance the games held here鈥

5. El Castillo

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Upon entering Chich茅n Itz谩, El Castillo (aka the Pyramid of Kukulc谩n) rises before you in all its grandeur. The first temple here was pre-Toltec, built鈥

6. Templo del Barbado

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The structure at the ball court's north end, called the Temple of the Bearded Man after a carving inside it, has finely sculpted pillars and reliefs of鈥

7. Grupo de las Mil Columnas

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This group east of El Castillo pyramid takes its name 鈥 which means 鈥楪roup of the Thousand Columns鈥 鈥 from the forest of pillars stretching south and east鈥

8. Chich茅n Itz谩

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Chich茅n Itz谩, meaning 'mouth of the well of the Itz谩es' in Mayan, is a stunning ruin well worth visiting for its spectacular, iconic structures and鈥