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jaguar and eagle eating mens hearts  
   

jaguar and eagle eating mens hearts

this is a carving from the platform of the eagles and jaguars. it shows a jaguar (on the left panel) and an eagle (on the right) eating the hearts of sacrificial victims.
chichen itza

November 6th 2006
Claire: Sat 4th Nov We left super sunny CancĂșn to begin an adventure out to Chichen Itza. After some confusion at the bus station (this Spanish malarkey is a lot of hard work), the 12pm bus got us into the little town of Piste a few minutes from Chichen Itza around half 4 in the afternoon. The ruins shut at 6 so we decided to stay in Piste for the night and get an early start on the ruins in the ... read more
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Mexican Flag The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more
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