The massive Kukulcan pyramid called “El Castillo” is roughly at the center of the site. It is no longer possible to climb the pyramid, which made my son really sad. Still it is a wonder to see...

If you stand facing the foot of the temple and shout the echo comes back as a piercing shriek. Also, a person standing on the top can speak in a normal voice and be heard by those at ground level for some distance.

On the spring and fall equinox, at the rising and setting of the sun, the corner of the structure casts a shadow in the shape of a plumed serpent - Kukulcan, or Quetzalcoatl - along the side of North staircase.

 

Masivni pyramida Kukulcan take nazyvana “El Castillo” = hrad se nachazi v centru komplexu Chichen Itza. Neni uz mozne vysplhat na vrchol pyramidy, coz hodne zklamalo meho syna. Ale je to porad jeden ze zazraku v videni...

Pokud stojite pod pyramidou a kricite, echo se vrati zpet k vam jako pronikavy plac. Take, clovek ktery stoji na vrcholu pyramidy a mluvi normalnim hlasem muze byt slysen pod pyramidou pro nejakou vzdalenost.

Na den jarni a podzimni rovnodennnosti, pri zapadu a vychodu slunce, rohy pyramidy delaji stin ve tvaru hada - Kukulcan, nebo Quetzacoatl - podel severniho schodiste.