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Cancún and the Yucatán : Equinoxes, Chichén Itzá and Dzibilchaltún

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The visual effects integral to these Mayan cities – such as the “descent” of the sun down the serpents on El Castillo at Chichén and the striking of the rising sun through the Seven Dolls temple at Dzibilchaltún – were timed to happen on the spring and fall equinoxes. Today, over 80,000 people visit Chichén for the day; crowds are smaller at Dzibilchaltún & (see Chichén Itzá.

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Mar 21, Sep 21

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