Chichen Itza, eMexico

Ulwazi

I-Chichen Itza, ethe kwindawo yeYucatan Peninsula eMexico, iyingxelo yokuhlakanipha kunye nobuchule boluntu lwamaMaya endala. Njengomnye wezixhasi eziNtlanu zokuNqanda zeHlabathi, le ndawo ye-UNESCO yeMvelaphi yeHlabathi idonsa iimilioni zabakhenkethi ngonyaka abafika ukuze baphawule kwiindawo zayo ezidumileyo kwaye baphonononge ubungqina bayo bexesha. I-centrpiece, i-El Castillo, eyaziwa nangokuthi yiTemple of Kukulcan, iyipiramidi ebonakalayo ebonakalayo ebonakalayo kwaye ibonelela ngokuqonda kwiMaya yokwazi i-astronomy kunye neenkqubo ze-calenda.

Ngaphandle kwepiramidi ephakeme, i-Chichen Itza ibonelela ngothando oluninzi lwezakhiwo kunye nemicimbi yamasiko. ITemple of the Warriors, iGreat Ball Court, kunye ne-Observatory eyaziwa ngokuba yi-El Caracol ibonisa iindawo ezahlukeneyo zoluntu lwamaMaya, ukusuka kwiimikhwa zabo zenkolo ukuya kwiinkqubela zabo zescience. Abakhenkethi banokuphonononga neSacred Cenote, umjelo omkhulu wemvelo owadlala indima ebalulekileyo kwiimikhwa zamaMaya.

Ukuze uqonde ngempumelelo ubunzulu bexesha kunye namasiko e-Chichen Itza, cinga ukuza kwi-show ye-light kunye ne-sound ebusuku ebonisa iindawo ezibalulekileyo zendawo, iletha amabali amaMaya endala kubomi. Nokuba ungumthandi wezobugcisa, umthandi wembali, okanye umphakathi onomdla, i-Chichen Itza izisa uhambo olungalibalekiyo kwi-nto yehlabathi elidala.