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Sacred Cenote facts for kids

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Cenote brunnen Chichen itza
Sacred Cenote at Chichén Itzá

Sacred Cenote (Well of Sacrifice) is a well known cenote (a natural pit, or sinkhole) 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.

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  • Cenote Xtoloc en Chichén Itzá

    The Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza

  • Cenote-Kran

    Orange-peel dredge used by Thompson 1904-1910 to excavate the Sacred Cenote.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cenote sagrado de Chichén Itzá para niños

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