Sentences with phrase «cenote sagrado»

Considered to be a sacred place by the Mayans, Cenote Sagrado is also situated within the ruins site.

We walked down a long and well - maintained gravel path (called «sacbes» by the Mayas) into the jungle and then reached the Cenote Sagrado, our last stop at the ruins.

For instance at the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itza (Cenote Sagrado), Mayans paid tribute to the god of rain, Chac.

Chichen Itza was largely abandoned by the time the Spanish conquerors arrived in the Yucatan in the 16th century, but its Cenote Sagrado (Sacred Cenote) continued to be a place of pilgrimage for the Mayans.

Here, visit the Ball Court, site of sacrifices; El Castillo, a pyramid dedicated to the high priest; and Cenote Sagrado, a sacred underwater sinkhole used for sacrifices to the gods.

The most important — and the largest — is Cenote Sagrado, which still exists today.

Cenote Sagrado de Chichen Itza is the sacred cenote of Chichen Itza within the archeological Chichen Itza Mayan Ruins Site.