Cenotes at chichen itza – Entrance to the underworld

Although the central pyramid is probably the main attraction and image displayed on most promotional material related to chichen itza it is not the reason the city exists and probably not the most important area to the Maya civilisation all those years ago, That is the cenote! Cenotes are kind of deep underground sink holes, sometimes acting as mouths to underground rivers. The mayan people held these places in high ritual status, believing them to be the entrance to the underworld. They would make human sacrifices to the rain god, as there whole way of life revolved around getting enough rain to grow there own food.