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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF CHICHEN ITZA
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ORTHOGRAPHY & LOCATION
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ORTHOGRAPHY & LOCATION
At the mouth of the well of the Itza.
eastern portion of Yucatán state in Mexico
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MAYAN CIVILIZATION
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MAGNIFICENT MAYAN QUEEN
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ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHEOLOGY
master builders
no metal tools
stone, wood tools to build
Soft limestone
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MATHEMATICS &ASTRONOMY
predict solar eclipses
number zero
paper from fig tree bark
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MAYAN HIEROGLYPHICS
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GREAT BALL COURT
Mesoamerican ball game
13 pounds rubber ball
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TEMPLE OF WARRIORS
flanked by rows of carved columns
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SACRED CENOTE (WELL OF SACRIFICE)sinkhole wells.
Young female victims
Rain god
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THE TRIP
1.2 million tourists