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Chichen Itza, Yucatan
Region
The Nunnery
El
Castillo •The
Temple of the Warriors• The
Observatory• The
Nunnery• The
Ball Court• Cenote
 The
Nunnery, in the southern group of ruins, contains some of the best preserved
structures at Chichén Itzá. They appear to be the living
quarters of the elite Mayans. Every square foot of wall has reliefs
and paintings decorating it.
Like
most of the other ruins, entry is allowed so I explore some of the hidden
recesses. Around the back of a large staircase I discover and ominous
black opening. Although it's been thoroughly explored I'm sure, it feels
like I'm the first, so with visions of buried treasure I step into the
darkness.
 As
I probe deeper the walls get tighter and tighter. There are several
intersections and turns before it leads to a dead end. A solid wall
of limestone blocks the way. In the darkness I reach out to touch it
and instead feel something furry and multi legged run across my hand.
That does it, I bolt out, back to the 20th century .
Back out into
the sunshine, I see the last major section of the site that I haven't
explored.The Great Ball
Court
El
Castillo •The
Temple of the Warriors• The
Observatory• The
Nunnery• The
Ball Court• Cenote
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