Here are 10 Interesting facts about Chichen Itza - Mexico. It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. It is a Unesco Heritage Site. Chichen Itza met a mysterious end.
1. This famous Mayan site may not be entirely Mayan.
2. Chichen Itza gets its name from a cenote nearby.
3. The main pyramid nests multiple smaller pyramids inside it.
4. Monuments of Chichen Itza were astronomically aligned.
5. The Serpent 🐍 God, Kukulkan descends on the pyramid twice every year.
6. Apart from mysterious shadows, Chichen Itza is home to mysterious sounds!
7. Chichen Itza had the largest ball court in the Americas.
8. Gruesome death practices were openly flaunted in Chichen Itza.
9. Chichen Itza was key in deciphering the secret behind remarkable Mayan blue color.
10. Until 2006, tourists were allowed to climb El Castillo.

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