The figure of a Chac-Mool, ready to receive the hearts of victims of human sacrifice, gazes at Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The Site was founded by the Maya, but building continued by invading Toltecs after 918. Height of the Pyramid 30 m. 11th.

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Caption: The figure of a Chac-Mool, ready to receive the hearts of victims of human sacrifice, gazes at Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The Site was founded by the Maya, but building continued by invading Toltecs after 918. Height of the Pyramid 30 m. 11th.

Classification: ARCHITECTURE ~ AMERICAN INDIANS: AZTEC ~ 11th

Location: Archaeological Site, Chichen Itza, Mexico

Credit: Erich Lessing / Album

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Image size: 4000 × 2711 px | 31.0 MB

Print size: 33.9 × 23.0 cm | 1574.8 × 1067.3 in (300 dpi)

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