Like Kukulkan, the lizard god Itzamná was associated with both the upper and lower worlds and had two names: Itzam Yeh (Bird of Heaven) and Itzam Cab Ain (Earth crocodile). Itzamná also had a ...

The Maize god provides some of our favourite things like cacao, and maize of course. And there is Kukulkan, the fearsome feathered serpent god. Which reminds me… Kukulkan demands human sacrifices.

The ancestral Mayan culture pays tribute to its god, Kukulkán, with the arrival of spring. He descends along the pyramid steps of the Chichen Itzá temple in Yucatán, Mexico, to fertilize Mother ...

The focal point of the ruins is the pyramid-like El Castillo that was once used by Mayans as a temple to the god Kukulkan. U.S. News Insider Tip: Visit El Mestizo, about 3.5 miles from Chichén ...

Climbing the temple of Kukulkán has been banned since 2008 to protect its structure and cultural significance, as per INAH's regulations. German tourist climbs forbidden Kukulkán pyramid at ...