Every year thousands arrive to see this phenomenon through their own eyes and to rejoice the way Mayans did a millennium ago. A carnival atmosphere fills the area with sounds of drums, traditional music and cheering crowds”, tells Fabio seeding inside me thoughts of another trip.However, I get an idea of the spectacle when I watch after sunset the light and sound show that magically recite the story of Mayan and Toltec theology.El Castillo is not the only monument of significance inside the complex, there are many others to generate fascination, in particular, the Temple of Warriors, Nunnery, Observatory, Sacred Cenote and the Ball Court – a rectangular amphitheatre for a game where players used their body, except hands, to place a ball through a stone ring engraved to the wall.Like the gladiator fights in ancient Rome, it was more of a ritual than sport.The losers were often surrendered to god, as a human sacrifice to various gods was then a common practice.Surely the thought generates eerie feelings in me, though Spanish conquistadors banned the practice after establishing a colony in Mexico.So I decide to leave the complex and spend time at the bar of nearby Mayaland Hotel from where watching the last rays of the descending sun colouring the ruins of a Mayan observatory is simply awe-inspiring.Chichen Itza is Mexico’s best World Heritage site but there are plenty of other amazing places to see in Mexico.If you’re planning a trip to Mexico you may want to visit a few destinations. Here are more places to visit in Mexico. Our favourite is Baja. Read this post on things to do in Baja.
