Chichén Itzá

Thursday, 04 November 2021

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Ancient Maya canoe found in Mexico could be more than 1,000 years old

The Observer 31 Oct 2021

The extremely rare canoe was found submerged in a freshwater pool known as a cenote, thousands of which dot Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, near the ruins of Chichén Itzá, once a major Maya city featuring elaborately carved temples and towering pyramids ... Tower of human skulls reveals grisly scale to archaeologists in Mexico City. Read more ... .

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Mexico's new culture war: Did a pyramid light show 'decolonize' or rewrite history?

Finger Lakes Times 18 Oct 2021

Throngs of locals and tourists showed up to watch the 15-minute history show ... "It's marvelous ... Is it all for show? ... "Visibility is what's most important." ... Even then, top Mexicanists including the writer Fernando Benitez suggested that the Templo Mayor should be reconstructed to its original form, as had been done at Teotihuacán and Chichén Itzá ... ———. .

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Mexico’s new culture war: Did a pyramid light show ‘decolonize’ or rewrite history?

The Los Angeles Times 16 Oct 2021

MEXICO CITY — ... Throngs of locals and tourists showed up to watch the 15-minute history show ... (Daniel Hernandez / Los Angeles Times). “It’s marvelous ... Even then, top Mexicanists including the writer Fernando Benitez suggested that the Templo Mayor should be reconstructed to its original form, as had been done at Teotihuacán and Chichén Itzá.

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First day of fall: Why the equinox isn’t as equal as you might think

East Bay Times 22 Sep 2021

By Forrest Brown . CNN. Twice a year, everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal footing — at least when it comes to the distribution of light and dark ... More on that farther down in the article ... From our CNN Fast Facts file ... — Chichén Itzá (Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico). El Castillo, the famous pyramid at Chichén Itzá, puts on a striking show on the equinoxes.

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First day of fall: Why the equinox isn't as equal as you might think

Henry Herald 22 Sep 2021

Twice a year, everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal footing -- at least when it comes to the distribution of light and dark. On Wednesday, September 22, we enter our second and final equinox of 2021 ... local time ... Yes ... -- Chichén Itzá (Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico). El Castillo, the famous pyramid at Chichén Itzá, puts on a striking show on the equinoxes ... .

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Weekend Crossword: Singing sand dunes and sea organs... we live in a musical world

Gulf News 08 Sep 2021

Music – whether in the beat of a drum or the strum of a guitar, it gets our feet tapping and our heads bobbing ... The short answer is no ... Croatia’s sea organs ... Shutterstock ... Shutterstock ... No one knows if the Mayan pyramid at the archaeological site of Chichén Itzá was deliberately made to convert the sound of clapping into an incredible series of chirps ... .

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The real urban jungle: how ancient societies reimagined what cities could be

The Observer 22 Jun 2021

Throughout these depictions runs the idea that all ancient cities and states in tropical forests were doomed to fail ... Photograph ... In fact, Maya centres such as Chichén Itzá actually flourished into the Postclassic period (AD900–1520), some right up until the Spanish arrival, finding new sources of freshwater such as sinkholes, lakes and rivers ... .

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Summer solstice: Facts to celebrate the longest day of the year

Metro UK 21 Jun 2021

Stonehenge is a key site for solstice celebrations (Picture. Getty). Today marks the Summer Solstice 2021 which means that summer is officially here ... But what else is there to know about the day? ... At the Mayan city of Chichén Itzá in Mexico, there are ruins of an observatory – the corners of which point to the solstice and equinox sunsets ... MORE ... MORE ... .

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Mexico’s real COVID-19 death toll now stands at over 321,000

The Los Angeles Times 28 Mar 2021

MEXICO CITY — . Mexico’s government acknowledged Saturday that the country’s true death toll from the coronavirus pandemic now stands above 321,000, almost 60% more than the official test-confirmed number of 201,429 ... 14 ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá.

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Poland plans pensions for dogs, horses in state employment

The Los Angeles Times 27 Mar 2021

WARSAW, Poland — . They locate survivors in collapsed buildings, track down fugitives, foil smugglers of drugs and explosives, and help control rowdy crowds ... They are given away, with no safeguards for their future welfare ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá.

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Cancun Mexico: A Luxurious Escape

The Tennessee Tribune 27 Mar 2021

May 2016. The turquoise waters paint the horizon of the Yucatán Peninsula bordering the Caribbean Sea ... I arrived in the midst of a Caribbean storm with strong winds and heavy downpour ... I narrowed my tough decision on where to go down to Chichén Itzá or Isla Mujeres. I chose a convenient excursion to Isla Mujeres for a half-day getaway on a ferry ... SPA ... .

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Suez Canal remains blocked amid efforts to free stuck vessel

The Los Angeles Times 27 Mar 2021

SUEZ, Egypt — ... The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground Tuesday in the narrow canal that runs between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula ... Advertisement ... World & Nation ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá.

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Snap-decision defense is not likely to be an argument Derek Chauvin can make at trial

The Los Angeles Times 27 Mar 2021

Convicting a police officer of killing someone is notoriously difficult, in part because juries hesitate to second-guess the defendant when the officer claims to have made a split-second decision in a life-or-death situation ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá.

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Dozens reportedly killed in one of deadliest days since Myanmar coup

The Los Angeles Times 27 Mar 2021

YANGON, Myanmar — ... That would make it equal to the deadliest day since the coup ... The Associated Press is unable to independently confirm the death tolls ... Advertisement ... World & Nation. Idle businesses, uncollected taxes ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá.

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What does Georgia’s new GOP election law do? An explainer

The Los Angeles Times 27 Mar 2021

ATLANTA — . The sweeping rewrite of Georgia’s election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Trump’s repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his loss to Joe Biden ... Politics ... Politics ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá ... Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá.