Chichen Itza is one of the largest Mayan cities in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Buildings date from around 900AD, although there were earlier developments on the site. The largest stepped pyramid on the site is the Temple of Kukulcan (a feathered serpent deity) or El Castello, is about 100ft high. I traveled with Aqua Firma, (https://www.aqua-firma.com/).


Nearby is the Great Ball Court, 550ft long by 230ft wide. Players used a ball made of Panama Rubber, Castilla elastica, not that in current use for rubber products. Carbon dating of balls from archeological finds demonstrates that the game apparently goes back to about 1,000BC.















