Nunnery Complex at Chichen Itza, Mexico - Encircle Photos

Nunnery Complex at Chichen Itza, Mexico

Grupo de las Monjas or Nunnery Complex is a collection of buildings at the southernmost part of Chichen Itza opened to tourists. This is the Nunnery Annex. Located nearby are The Nunnery (Chichen Itza’s oldest building from 600 AD) and Iglesias or church. They all bear the imagery and long-nosed masks of Chaak (the rain god) and Witz (representing hills and mountains). The Spanish named the Puuc-style structures because they resemblance convents in Spain. Archeologists doubt they were used for this purpose. More likely they were palaces for the wealthy or occupied by the Mayan council.

Nunnery Complex at Chichen Itza, Mexico

Chichen Itza Parking Lot, Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, México

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