TEMPLE OF THE WARRIORS

Considered a masterpiece of Mesoamerican architecture, the Temple of the Warriors is a large stepped pyramid, decorated with reliefs of warriors, eagles and jaguars eating human hearts. At the top of the Temple there is a Chacmool, a statue of a reclining figure holding a bowl on its stomach for sacrificial offerings. However, the name ‘Chacmool’ is not Maya as it was invented by American explorer Augustus Le Plongeon.