chichen itza snake shadow

The spring and summer equinoxes bring the most famous, and impressive, of the architect's talents to light, the shadow descent of the Feathered Serpent—Kukulkan or Quetzalcoatl—down the main staircase. And this is but...


spring equinox, Chichen


Zenith cosmology over Chichen


Serpent Shadow descending


Chichén Itzá - The snake


Chichen-Itza Equinox Shadow


Chichen Itza at Spring Equinox

If you visited Chichen-Itza on your Cancun Vacation, you surely would have seen the structure named “The Castle” also known as “The Pyramid of Kukulcan”. This ancient temple is the main protagonist of an astronomical phenomenon named...
The Shadow of the Snake, the Wonder of Chichen-Itza

Chichen Itza Equinox. Chichen Itza is one of the most astonishing Mayan ruins on the whole region of the Peninsula of Yucatan, with hundreds of thousands visiting every year it is definitely one of the landmarks of the region and a must do activity in your... Here on the spring and fall equinoxes the afternoon sunlight bathes the western side of the pyramid and in the main stairway causes seven triangles to form and create shadows simulating the descent of a 120 foot long serpent.
chichen itza snake shadow