Photos of Cuicuilco Pyramid

Located in the south of Mexico City, the Pyramid of Cuiculco is the oldest pyramid in the Americas. The pyramid was excavated from 8 meters thick volcanic lava in 1922. It is 20 meters high, the bottom layer is 135 meters in diameter, and the upper layer is 70 meters in diameter. It is composed of 4 different cone cross-sections stacked on each other, which is very spectacular. The more prominent features of the "Kukulko" pyramid: the steps are sharp and angular, expressed in straight line outlines, straight and clear, and each part is drawn like a ruler. The four steps of the tower lead to the Tai Temple, each with 91 steps. All the steps plus the top floor are exactly the 365 days of the Maya year. Both sides of the steps are 1-meter wide side walls. Yuxing's large snake head stone carving, the snake head is 1.43 meters high, 1.80 meters long, 1.07 meters wide, and a large tongue sticks out of the snake's mouth, which is quite unique. In the afternoon of the spring and autumn equinox, there will be snake shadows near the pyramid. Wonder: When the sun begins to set in the west, the part of the north wall that is exposed to sunlight gradually changes from straight to wavy from top to bottom, until the head of the snake, like a giant python crawling down from the top of the tower, due to the relationship of sunlight , The body of the snake has 7 isosceles triangles arranged in a row, just like the pattern on the back of the python. As the sun goes down, the shadow of the snake gradually disappears.