Templo Nohoch Nah at San Gervasio near San Miguel, Cozumel, Mexico - Encircle Photos

Templo Nohoch Nah at San Gervasio near San Miguel, Cozumel, Mexico

These steps at the end of Sacbé 1lead up to Nohoch Nah. This temple on top of a platform was originally plastered and brightly painted blue, yellow and red. Construction of The Big House dates back to 830 – 950 AD (Terminal Classic period) and then it was enlarged during the next several hundreds of years. Inside was a small altar used for offerings. The Mayans sacrificed animals and sometimes humans to appease their gods.

Templo Nohoch Nah at San Gervasio near San Miguel, Cozumel, Mexico

Archaeological Zone of San Gervasio, Km 7.5, Carretera Transversal, Centro, 77600 Cozumel, Q.R., Mexico

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