A third structure has been found within the famous Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico, experts say.
The 10m (33t) tall pyramid was found within two other structures that comprise the 30m pyramid at the Mayan archaeological complex known as Chichen Itza in Yucatan state. The discovery suggests that the pyramid was built in three phases. The Mayan civilisation occupied Central America and had its peak around the 6th Century AD. The recently-discovered smallest pyramid was constructed between the years 550-800.
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The 10m (33t) tall pyramid was found within two other structures that comprise the 30m pyramid at the Mayan archaeological complex known as Chichen Itza in Yucatan state. The discovery suggests that the pyramid was built in three phases. The Mayan civilisation occupied Central America and had its peak around the 6th Century AD. The recently-discovered smallest pyramid was constructed between the years 550-800.
Mexico travel guide
Palm-fringed beaches, chili-spiced cuisine; steamy jungles, teeming cities; fiesta fireworks, Frida’s angst: Mexico conjures up diverse, vivid dreams. And the reality lives up to the imagining.
Coverage Includes: Planning chapters, Mexico City, Around Mexico City, Veracruz, Yucatán Peninsula, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Central Pacific Coast, Western Central Highlands, Northern Central Highlands, Baja California, Copper Canyon, Northern Mexico, Understand & Survival Guide chapters.
You can pick and choose from complete guides and individual chapters, and download them to any device you like.
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