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The Temple of the Warriors
This is a magnificent structure consisting of large temple surrounded by hundreds of columns featuring carved warriors. It is thought that the columns supported a wooden roof structure, which has long since deteriorated.
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The Observatory
The Observatory the tower was used for astronomy with its windows being aligned with the four cardinal directions and the position of the setting sun at the equinoxes. A very impressive structure!
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Platform of skulls
This large platform has many skulls carved into It which may at first suggest it was some kind of burial site. But the mayan people did not really bury there dead in the same way we do and this platform was used to kind of celebrate military conquests. Prisoners heads would be displayed here, or even brought back and actually beheaded on it. This served as a constant reminder of there military aggression and a terrifying warning to anyone who wished to attack them.
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