{"id":66756,"date":"2023-09-03T13:16:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T13:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/?p=66756"},"modified":"2023-09-03T13:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T13:16:59","slug":"discover-the-mystery-of-the-equinox-at-chichen-itza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/september-2023\/discover-the-mystery-of-the-equinox-at-chichen-itza\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the mystery of the Equinox at Chichen Itza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lm3h4klz-3ac4ac38b02c7f251ac89e5537499f09\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lm3h4klz-3ac4ac38b02c7f251ac89e5537499f09{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#00467f;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lm3h4klz-3ac4ac38b02c7f251ac89e5537499f09 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#00467f;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lm3h4klz-3ac4ac38b02c7f251ac89e5537499f09 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Discover the mystery of the Equinox at Chichen Itza<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/equinox-at-chichen-itza.jpg\" alt=\"Equinox at Chichen-Itza\" width=\"845\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/equinox-at-chichen-itza.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/equinox-at-chichen-itza-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/equinox-at-chichen-itza-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/equinox-at-chichen-itza-705x473.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ancient cities of the Maya have an air of mystery whenever you visit them but for many travelers, a trip to the World Heritage Site of Chichen Itza in September to witness the Equinox offers even more wonders.<\/p>\n<p>On September 23, the day of the fall Equinox, the Pyramid of Kukulcan or El Castillo that dominates the Great Plaza at Chichen Itza, reveals its secret. In ancient times, it was a solar clock and calendar marking the passage of the seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The pyramid is aligned to catch the rays of the setting sun on the days of the spring and fall equinoxes in March and September. Triangles of light and shadow appear along the side of the north staircase forming the rippling body of a snake. It merges with the head of a stone serpent at the foot of the building, creating the illusion of a gigantic reptile coming down from the sky and slithering across the ground towards the Sacred Cenote.<\/p>\n<p>The snake symbolizes Kukulcan (also known as Quetzalcoatl in central Mexico), the feathered serpent god, returning to earth to give hope to his followers and heralding the spring planting and fall harvest seasons for the Maya.<\/p>\n<p>The snake of light and shadow is also visible the day before and after the equinox, cloud cover permitting.<\/p>\n<h3>Plan your visit to Chichen Itza<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmoretravel.com\/\">Thomas More Travel<\/a> offers several day trips to Chichen Itza. Choose the one that suits you best. An alternative is to rent a car and explore the eastern Yucatan at your own pace.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ancient cities of the Maya have an air of mystery whenever you visit them but for many travelers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":66714,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[684],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-september-2023"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Discover the mystery of the Equinox at Chichen Itza - Blog<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/september-2023\/discover-the-mystery-of-the-equinox-at-chichen-itza\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Discover the mystery of the Equinox at Chichen Itza - 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