/int/ - International

Aren't they basically Pyramides like in Egypt?

>>15955 I don't think egyptians had a cool platform on top of them for mexican rituals.

I have only ever thought about Mexican temples as an institution, a cultural monolith I have never paid any mind to individual temples as particulars

>>15953 I was at Chichén Itzá in 90s (back when you could still climb up). One thing that isn't obvious from the ground level pictures is how steep the angle of the steps are (I can't find the exact angle online). Even at the top 79 feet up, the ground at the base takes up more than half your field of vision, which was really disorienting. Myself and most other people at the top butt slid their way back down. I like to imagine ancient Mayans, after conducting human sacrifices at the top, also said 'eff this' and butt slid down. > Each stairway climbing the pyramid has 91 steps, except the northern side which has 92, and so, adding all four together, one arrives at a significant 365. last pic: my two Chichén Itzá souvenirs (Chac-mool and the gang) info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Castillo,_Chichen_Itza pictures: https://www.britannica.com/place/Chichen-Itza https://thewanderingtourist.com/can-you-climb-chichen-itza/

I've been to Ek Balam, was cool. I've likes the lizards chillin there.

>>16432 Yeah, even in Cancun there were different little lizards running around everywhere.

>>16433 Valladolid was also full of them. In ek balam I've went up the temple stairs. I've spent almost 5 minutes on the top before almost dying from heat stroke. Midday sun is brutal up there, man.