The Feathered Serpent · day 1
Chichén Itzá · El Castillo
Why here
One of the New Seven Wonders, and the clearest proof of how completely the Maya married architecture to astronomy.
A calendar you can climb, and a snake made of shadow.
When to come
season
November to March (dry, cooler)
time
opening at 8am
weather
clear, before the heat
crowd
packed with tour buses by 10
⊘ You can no longer climb it, and touts crowd the grounds — arrive at opening from a nearby town, not on a midday Cancún bus.
pyramidequinoxiconic
Where on the route