ETF-Sa - 50th anniversary - Mexico - Nov '11

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Chichen Itza - the most dramatic of the Mayan cities

Chichen Itza - 1 Gigantic pyramid is the Temple of Kukulcan (the name of a Maya snake deity), often referred to as "El Castillo" (the castle). This step pyramid, slightly more than 29 meters high, consists of a series of square terraces, each slightly more than 2.5 meters high, with a 6-meter-high temple at the top. The sides of the pyramid are approximately 55.3 meters at the base and rise at an angle of 53 degrees, although that varies slightly for each side