Amazing time-lapse of the Equinox spectacle at Chichen Itza! 🐉 On every equinox, the sun of the late afternoon creates the illusion of a snake creeping slowly down the northern staircase. Symbolically, the feathered serpent joins the heavens, earth and the underworld, day and night. | The Archaeologist

Every year on the spring equinox, Mayan deity Kukulkan announces the beginning of the new season at his temple in Chichen Itza, Mexico... | Discovery

✴️Chichen Itza’s Kukulcán pyramid ... Chichen Itza is a World Heritage Site located in the Yucatan Peninsula and was recently named as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. This is of little surprise as its size, symmetry and astrological importance are a testament to the Mayan civilization. The instantly recognizable Temple of Kulkulcan, also known as El Castillo, dominates Chichen Itza. Kukulcan is the Mayan name for Quetzacoatl. The pyramid has a staircase on each side and at sunrise an