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Caracol, Chichén Itzá

Caracol, Chichén Itzá
The Caracol (Observatory) at Chichén Itzá was built around 1050 in Yucatßn, Mexico, during the late Maya period. Maya civilization flourished in the Yucatßn area from 900 to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century.
Tom Owen Edmunds/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York
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Mathematics; Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture; Chichén Itzá; Yucatán (state, Mexico)
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