Staircase, Pyramid of Kukulcan, Chichen Itza

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Mark Cartwright
by Alberto di Colloredo Mels
published on 08 September 2015
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The Castillo or Pyramid of Kukulcan at the Maya (and possibly later Toltec) centre of Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. The pyramid was a temple built in honour of the Maya feathered-serpent god Kukulkan, pre-11th century CE.

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