EditorialPre-Columbian Art. Maya. Chac statue (rain god) or an offeror on a Feathered Serpent. It lies on the steps of the Temple of the Warriors. Maya-Toltec style. Classical period (late 900-1224). Chichen Itza. State of Yucatan. Mexico.
EditorialThe figure of a Chac-Mool, ready to receive the hearts of victims of human sacrifice, gazes at Kukulcan Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Yucatan. The Site was founded by the Maya, but building continued by invading Toltecs after 918. Height of the Pyramid 30 m...
EditorialThe Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal. The entrance to the upper temple is shaped like the mouth of the rain-god Chac. The priests who prayed in the upper temple observed stars and planets for their predictions and divinations (7th-10th CE). Height 28 m.