Around this time the Yucatec Mayans of Chichen Itza speak of a group arriving from the west led by a man identifying as, and dressed in the garb of, the feathered serpent. Their name for this man ...

The archeology of Chichen Itza, one of the last Mayan city-states, is controversial and subject to ongoing debate due in part ...

The Temple of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza, also known as El Castillo ... The temple's design, with its 365 steps and serpent-shaped shadow during equinoxes, reflects their deep spiritual connection ...

Today it is known that it has two snakehead sculptures at the bottom of each staircase. On the equinoxes in September and March the sun casts a shadow that cascades down the 91 steps of the northern ...