The Feathered Serpent Quetzalcoatl battled through the cotton-candy cloud, ripping at its billowing corners with razor-sharp talons. He’d been coming here for more than a thousand years, his ...

The Feathered Serpent Quetzalcoatl battled through the cotton-candy cloud, ripping at its billowing corners with razor-sharp talons. He'd been coming here for more than a thousand years, his ...

Get facts, photos, and travel tips for Chichen Itza, a World Heritage site in Mexico, from National Geographic. Built to awe, the pyramid known as El Castillo has become the towering icon of ...

And at the Mayan site Chichen Itza in Mexico, people gather during the equinox to watch the sun create a shadow pattern that resembles a serpent descending a building called El Castillo.But what ...