Chichen Itza

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At Chichen Itza, on the afternoons of the equinoxes, the stepped edge of the great pyramid throws a zigzag of light and shadow down the side of the northern stair, joining a carved serpent's head at its foot — and the Feathered Serpent, Kukulkan, seems to descend the temple. Astronomy, architecture, and the god made one. — archaeoastronomy (Maya)