Chichen Itza’s Pyramid Casts a Serpent’s Shadow Twice a Year
Chichen Itza blended Maya tradition with outside influence to build a serpent shadow pyramid, a giant ballcourt, and an observatory tracking Venus.
Maya Pyramids: The Secrets of El Castillo at Chichén Itzá
El Castillo at Chichén Itzá is a calendar carved in stone that summons a serpent of light twice a year. A look inside the brilliant world of Maya pyramids and how they differ from Egypt.
The People Who Never Vanished, the Story of the Maya
The Maya built one of the great civilizations of the ancient Americas, and millions of their descendants still speak Maya languages and keep Maya tradition alive across Mexico and Central America today.
