Chicanna Mayan Ruins

Chicanna, just west of Becan, is known for its elaborate stone architecture. The structure of Temple 2 represents the Mayan "Earth Monster". The doorway is his great mouth, through which the high priests entered the Mayan underworld to communicate with the ancestors and out of which they emerged transfigured by the encounter. Other architectural details depict eyes, teeth and the "vital breath".

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Archaeological photos by Luis Tellez