Monday, August 30, 2010

Beta Fish With Tetras

And we are in Mexico!

ancient city with a strange name "Chichen Itza» (Chichen-Itza) is located in the northern peninsula of Yucatan in Mexico. Chichen Itza - a religious center since the Indians. Actually, here posted Kukulkan pyramid - the most mysterious building in Mexico. Here you can see Chuck Moola - a sculpture with the capacity of the stomach, which threw out hearts of victims. As well Victims inhabitants of Chichen Ittsy send different we launched, including the list was their tribeswoman, maidens 14-18. Also to the sights of the holy city rank as an ancient observatory. Chichen Itza means "area at the well Itza tribe. " The town was formed around the beginning of six centuries and was listed one of the largest Mayan cities. By the end of the 10 century, for unknown reasons, life here is almost over. After the city was populated by Toltecs, who came to the Yucatan in Mexico. Toltec Chichen Itza possible rebirth. At the time of the Toltec created the northern share of the city. By the end of 14 th century city once again headed for decline and again emptied. Chichen Itza - the famous archeological and historical center, the city symbol, one of the major wonders of Mexico. Its majestic architecture keeps puzzle skills to classical civilization Maya. Countless archaeological discovery, which can now investigate in Chichen Ittse can not be unequivocally classify any of the cultures. Soon they will form a real mixture of ideas and motifs characteristic of Mayan and Toltec.
Housed in about 300 hectares of the city is of old and modern parts. The long-standing part (500-900 years. AD) contains (among other structures) Caracol observatory and the Palace monk. In the modern part of the City (900-1400gg. AD), one can see the Pyramid of Kukulkan, the holy well Senote, playground for ball games and much more. It is possible that Chichen Itza was a place of residence "Godman" Topiltsy-Quetzalcoatl. In the documents he signed under the Mayan name of Kukulcan, and the building that really dominates here - is dedicated to he pyramid, whose title - "Castillo (" castle "), devyatiurovnevoe building with stairs on all the four sides. It is built on the ruins of an ancient, also pyramidal object. The scale and architectural style of Castillo's imagination! Stairs symbolize the seasons, months and days. Four grand staircase focus on the sides of the universe. During the vernal and autumnal equinox here you can see a stunning sight - the sun's rays fall the stones of the pyramid, so that seems like a reptile, twisting, made to crawl out of the temple and disappears after 3 hours and 22 hours.

What would not freeze in winter cold Ukraine head out to sunny Mexico to the island of Yucatan, and the travel company Globus Tour "will help you with this, the conditions of the tour will learn on our site .

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