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el castillo pyramid of kukulcan or temple of kukulcan , chichén itzá , yucatan , mexico the temple of kukulcan ( el castillo ) , chichen itza , mexico is the mayan name for the feathered serpent god also known as quetzalcoatl to the aztecs late classic mayan culture 11 13th a d " el castillo pyramid ( the castle pyramid ) has special astronomical significance and layout each face of the pyramid has a stairway with ninety one steps , which together with the shared step of the platform at the top ; add up to 365 , the number of days in a year these stairways also divide the nine terraces of each side of the pyramid into eighteen segments , representing the eighteen months of the mayan calendar the pyramids design reflects the equinoxes and solstices of our solar year in a spectacular game of light and shadow during the equinoxes , the setting sun casts a shadow of a serpent on the northern steps of the pyramid the castle , aka the pyramid of ? |
