Mayan pyramid

Four facts about the Mayan pyramid of Chichén Itza?

1. The sound of quetzal: (What is a quetzal? A small endangered species of bird found in southern Mexico and Central America that lives in tropical forests, particularly montane cloud forests.)

-There is an electroacoustic effect which occurs in front of the staircase of the main pyramid of Kukulkán, if a person applauds the sound bounces in the form of a distorted echo, this generates the sound similar to the singing of a quetzal.

2. Features a cenote under the main pyramid of Kukulcan:

-In August 2015, archaeologists discovered a cenote under the pyramid of Kukulcan.

(A cenote connects to the numerous underground rivers and caves under Chichén Itzá's limestone bedrock, a geological formation called a karst. Such underground cavities were not only sources of fresh water for the Maya but also, according to their beliefs, the entrances to Xibalba, or the “place of fright.”)

3. The Pyramid of Chichén Itzá was made in stages:

-City constructions were covered during a second phase, and sometimes more residential phases. In this case the first pyramid of Chichén Itzá was built between the 500s and 800s And again by the third stage which is currently visible, developed throughout the years 1050 and 1300s.

4. It's one of the 7 new wonders of the modern world:

-The Chichén Itzá pyramid is one of the 7 new wonders of the modern world.

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