Cenote Of Sacrifice

Can you believe that Mayan people would sacrifice humans into cenotes in Chichen Itza to worship their gods? Chichen Itza is located in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, and it's surrounded by forests. It is at the same level as sea level, and it covers about 5km2 now. It was estimated 25km2 when heyday. The name is translated as "at the mouth of the wall of the Itza". Chichen Itza's buildings and history from a long time ago impressed many people. As archeologists and scientists kept excavating and researching, the mysteries of Mayan culture were revealed one after another.

El Castillo is "The Castle" when translated from Spanish into English. It is a famous site in Chichen Itza. It is an eloquent, epically proportioned, 75 foot tall pyramid

Cenotes are limestone sinkholes that are filled with water. They provided a stable water supply for the Mayans. The Mayans also used them for worshiping their gods, such as Kulkulcan. Two important ones in Chichen Itza are the Cenote of Sacrifice and the Cenote of Xtoloc. As the name impies, the Cenote of Sacrifice was used to sacrifice people, goods, and valuables, etc. into the pool for worshiping their gods. Many important announcements and public events were held there, too. The Cenote of Xtoloc was the main water supply that the Mayans used and drank from. It was so important to the Mayans that El Castillo stands between the two cenotes. Even though the Mayans lived a thousand years ago they still had common sense about using water. Although nobody uses them for this purpose today, they’re still functional for drawing

in Yucatan. Many believe that their ancestors were the Olmecs, about whom little is known. At their heyday, they developed impressive skills that other cultures around the world didn't have at the time. They measured the cycles of the sun and the Moon, and they made an accurate calendar with 365 days in a year and a grand cycle. A grand cycle is a long calendar that continues for 25630 years in one. The first grand cycle ended in December 2012--many people thought that the world would end at that time but it didn’t. Their hieroglyphic writing is the only writing in America of that time that could express all kinds of thoughts. People were shocked that their agricultural cultivation supported such a huge population for centuries. They also made great discoveries in science and math, including the use of zero in math. They also had complex societal systems and almost everyone, high or low, collaborated in sacrifice to worship their gods by tearing out the hearts and cutting of the heads of their victims. For reasons unexplained, around 900 A.D., the Mayans in Chichen Itza suddenly left and the area was invaded by the