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Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Photo gallery of travel destinations in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

Photo gallery of travel destinations in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula


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Equinox in Chichen Itzá. Courtesy of the Mexican Tourism Board, www.visitmexico.comChichén Itzá is amongst the greatest surviving monuments of the Mayan civilisation. During the spring equinox, thousands gather to witness a phenomenon of light and shadow: the 'plumed serpent' of light descending the steps of El Castillo pyramid.
 
 

 

 
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