Chichen Itza - Kukulkan Pyramid（Original Photos）奇琴伊查-库库尔坎金字塔 （原图）

Since we were in Cancun, of course that we wanted to visit one the wonders of the world, “Chichen Itza - The Pyramid of Kukulcan” also known as “ El Castillo of Pyramid. ”It was listed as one of the "Seven New Wonders" of the world on July 7, 2007. The others are “ the Great Wall of China, the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, Christ Redeemer in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru, The Roman Colosseum in Italy The Taj Mahal, India."
到了墨西哥的坎昆，当然要去看看像中国长城一样的世界新奇迹“奇琴伊查的库库尔坎金字塔”，又称“卡斯蒂略金字塔”。它在2007年7月7日被列为世界 “新七大奇迹” 之一。其它的是“中国长城、约旦佩特拉古城、巴西里约热内卢基督像、秘鲁马丘比丘印加遗址、意大利古罗马斗兽场和印度泰姬陵。”

We went there on the day 3 in Cancun. My husband pre-booked the day trip before heading there. It took around 2 hours from Cancun by vehicle. Once we got there, the driver had already arranged a tour guide to take us to the site of ancient city
我们是到了坎昆的第三天去的，先生在出发前在网上订好当天往返的一日团。从坎昆开车去大概两个小时左右的车程。到了那里后司机就安排好了导游带我们进入古城遗址。

Chichen Itza is located in the Yucatan Peninsula, alias "Quetzalcoatl city", is the most prosperous period of the classical Mayan city, known as "the hometown of quetzalcoatl". There is the ancient city ruins of the ancient Mayan culture and Thor Turk culture. The south of old Chichen Itza was founded in seven to tenth Century. There are Pyramids, Temple Court, the astronomical observatory and so on. The North part of novel Itza is famous for The Pyramid of Kukulcan and other ruins. The guide told us that his father's family continued the culture of Thor Turk, and his mother's family was pious of Mayan culture. He grew up under two cultures and was confused what customs to follow when growing up.
奇琴伊查位于尤卡坦半岛，别名”羽蛇城”，是玛雅古典时期最繁华的城市，被称为“羽蛇神的故乡”。古城里有是古玛雅文化和托尔特克文化的遗址，南面老奇琴伊察建于公元七至十世纪，有金字塔、神庙、天文观象台等等。北面的新奇琴伊察有著名的库库尔坎金字塔等等。导游告诉我们他的父亲家族延续了托尔特克文化，而他的母亲家族则是虔诚的玛雅文化。他是在两种文化下成长的， 不过他告诉我们在他成长的时候很困惑，到底是要跟随谁呢。

We also saw some lizards hidden in the stones!
我们还看见一些蜥蜴藏在石头里！

There are not many surface rivers and lakes in the Yucatan Peninsula, but there are many natural underground pools or wells formed by the collapse of the rock layers. These underground pools are called cenotes. The Mayan tribes settled in this area relied on these underground cenotes. The Mayans would make sacrifices to their Gods at the famous Cenote of Sacrifice by throwing jade, pottery and incense into the cenote. Later generation can’t confirm if they also put human sacrifices in there, including young boys and girls.
尤卡坦半岛没有多少地面河流和湖泊，但有许多因岩层塌陷而形成的天然地下水池或水井。玛雅人的伊察部落能在该处定居建城，靠的就是这些地下水池供水。传说中有名的"献祭之井"（Cenote of Sacrifice），并将玉、陶器和熏香被投入圣井中作为献祭。后人无法证实当时是否有把童男童女扔进去献祭。

The tour guide told us when he was here leading a tour last year, he heard a loud, rumbling sound and all of a sudden, a piece of the ground caved in near the woods which might be the formation of a new cenote. He worries that the whole city will be sunken one day.
导游说去年的时候，他正在这附近讲解，听到轰轰一声，旁边树林的一块地突然塌陷了，形成了一个新的水井，他担心有一天整个古城都会被塌陷下去。

The "Oval Observatory" ( El Caracol ) can observe the position of the equinox point of the day and night in the spring, the maximum north and south tilt of the moon, and other astronomical phenomena. The Mayans judged the arrival of the summer solstice and the winter solstice with the shadow of the sun shining on the Oval Observatory.
“椭圆形天文台”（El Caracol )，可以观察春季昼夜平分点、月亮最大南北倾斜及其他天文现象的位置。玛雅人用太阳照射在椭圆形天文台形成的阴影来判断夏至与冬至的到来。

While looking at the observatory, our guide showed us a special kind of black stone that can be used to look at the sun or a solar eclipse!
当我们在天文台的时候，导游给我们展示了一种特殊的黑石头，可以用来观太阳或日食!

The most spectacular view is the Pyramid of Kukulcan. With the design based on astronomy/stars, it stepped toward the north, south, east and west. Each side has ninety-one steps, plus the top of the platform, just three hundred and sixty-five steps, representing three hundred and sixty-five days a year. The number of steps and staircase platforms represent the number of days and months of the year. 52 carved slabs symbolize the 52 years of the Mayan calendar as a cycle of rebirth. Although the tour guide repeatedly explained how to calculate, I'm still confused. And we were also told that the mysterious cave in the bottom of the pyramid could possibly be connected to other caves or underground lakes!

最让人震撼的就是库库尔坎金字塔了，整个设计数据都具有天文学上的意义，它的阶梯朝着正北、正南、正东和正西。每面各有九十一级台阶，加上顶端的平台，正好是三百六十五级阶梯，代表一年三百六十五天。台阶和阶梯平台的数目分别代表了一年的天数和月数。52块有雕刻图案的石板象征着玛雅日历中52年为一轮回年。虽然导游一再解释怎么计算，不过我还是稀里糊涂的。而且还听说神秘下方的洞穴可连接到其他洞穴或者地下湖泊!

I heard that there were two days of the year with the most spectacular scenic spots where when entering and leaving the Quetzalcoatl (The vernal and autumnal equinox ), you can see the sun shines on the north steps of the Pyramid, it forms the image of a snake, and as the sun moves, the reflection looks like a slowly moving snake, indicating the presence of Kukulkan (Quetzalcoatl Kukulcan) from heaven. So called "The Pyramid of Kukulcan."

听说景点一年中最壮观的就是羽蛇神降临和离开的那两天（春分和秋分），可以看到阳光洒在金字塔北面台阶上形成的阴影宛如蛇身 ，与金字塔底部的蛇头雕像完美连成一体。随着太阳的移动，就像一条缓慢移动的蛇，预示着羽蛇神Kukulkan（库库尔坎）下凡. 所以被称为“库库尔坎金字塔。”

A few years ago, people were allowed to climb to the top of the tower to watch the whole city, and then, because of the unexpected falling of tourists, we can now only watch it from a distance.
几年前还可以爬到塔顶去观看整个古城，后来因为游客意外坠落，现在只能远远的观看了！

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