Sacred Cenote

Sacred Cenote (Well of Sacrifice) is a well known cenote at the Maya site of Chichen Itza. One can access it by a 900 foot paved corridor that leads from the Great Plaza. The Sacred Cenote was used for human sacrifices to the rain god Chaac in periods of drought.^[1]

Sacred Cenote Media

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The Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza
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Orange-peel dredge used by Thompson 1904-1910 to excavate the Sacred Cenote.

Notes

↑ Coe, Michael D. (1999). The Maya (Sixth ed.). New York: Thames & Hudson. p. 176. ISBN 0-500-28066-5.

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Cenotes of Chichén Itzá

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[coe-1] Coe, Michael D. (1999). The Maya (Sixth ed.). New York: Thames & Hudson. p. 176. ISBN 0-500-28066-5.

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