What de Anda has been waiting anxiously for his friend Montero to determine is whether the water at the bottom of this nondescript natural well, or cenote, had acted as a sacred sundial and ...

By analyzing the genomes of child remains found near a Sacred Cenote, researchers have discovered that all the individuals were male and many were closely related, including two sets of identical ...

They found that the pigment was created by combining indigo, a plant-based dye, and palygorskite, a type of clay. To the ancient Maya, the sinkhole, or the Sacred Cenote, at the site of Chichén ...

The archaeological site of Chichen Itza ... found at these famous ruins include jaw-dropping pyramids made of rock and stone, temples, an ancient market and even a sacred cenote.

One of the trespassers, a 38-year-old German tourist, reportedly attempted to hide inside the pyramid chamber, but was found by authorities ... the spring equinox. Chichen Itza, Yucatan.

Considered sacred ... Entrance to the cenote costs 500 pesos (or about $30). Keep in mind that pesos are the only accepted form of payment and there is no ATM on site. Chichen Itza, Cenote ...