El Caracol, the Observatory, is a unique structure at pre-Columbian Maya civilization site of Chichen Itza. El Caracol, which means 'snail' in Spanish, ...

The tower atop El Caracol sits high on a four-cornered but not quite square platform and gives excellent unobstructed views of the skies and surrounding ...

At El Caracol, it shows! On the top of this structure, if you look and listen, you'll see and hear something amazing! There are four Conch shell that are cut in ...

It has a central temple of barely 5 meters by three; to the east there is another somewhat larger building that pretends to be a large mound covered by sand; It ...

Found within the Parque Punta Sur nature reserve in Cozumel, El Caracol is located in the southern part of the park. Inside, you'll need to head down a small ...

Map of the Mexico City basin. El Caracol is the clear blue circle that appears in the northern part of the current Á. F. del Vaso de Texcoco (green area).

El Caracol, which translates to “spiral-shaped,” or, more literally, “snail,” is named after the winding staircase that rounds the interior of the central tower ...

This building, one of the few circular structures built by the Maya, is believed to have been used for astronomical observations, throught openings in the ...

It is this staircase that earns the structure its name; El Caracol means “snail.” See a map of the window alignments. In the half-ruined higher tower of El ...