el castillo chichen itza equinox

Dominating the North Platform of Chichen Itza is the Temple of Kukulkan (a Maya feathered serpent deity similar to the Aztec Quetzalcoatl), usually referred to as El Castillo (“the castle”).This step pyramid... On the Spring and Autumn equinoxes, in the late afternoon, the northwest corner of the pyramid casts a series of triangular shadows against the western balustrade on the north side that evokes the appearance of a serpent wriggling down the staircase. Some have...


The spring equinox at Chichen


Making the Chichen Itza


Equinox at Chichen Itza


El Castillo, Chichen Itza


El Castillo with snake shadow


Chichen Itza's El Castillo

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 travel... This phenomenon carefully observed by ancient astronomers and architects in the past is represented in the grandest of all the structures of the site: “El Castillo or the Castle” or also known as the “Temple of Kukulkan”.
Chichen Itza Equinox - Akumal Dive Shop

Every spring equinox Kulkukhan, the plumed and feathered serpent god of the ancient Maya, awakes. Then he slithers down the side of the massive El Castillo Temple in Chichén Itzá, into the earth, awakening it for spring...
el castillo chichen itza equinox