Photo taken from an elevated perspective: Grey stone building (stepped platform) with numerous columns all around it. There is a green "lawn" in front of it and a jungle behind that stretches to the horizon. In the foreground one can see relief carvings on a wall at the top of the pyramid; the carvings are in shadow and have a patina that make it difficult to discern the design in this photo. Temple of the Warriors description from mayanpeninsula.com: This building is composed of a square base that measures about 40 m per side. It has stepped bodies composed of slope and board-cornice decorated with bas-reliefs in which warriors, eagles, and jaguars are seen devouring human hearts. The stairway faces the west and has reliefs of feathered serpents whose heads protrude. There is a square-shaped temple on the base, 21 m per side, leaving a wide platform in front with pilasters decorated with figures of gods and warriors that used to support roof beams.
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View of the Temple of the Warriors from the top of the pyramid (El Castillo) at the Chichén Itzá site in Mexico from back in 2004.
I think they stopped letting people climb the pyramid a few years later.
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