Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 1st Apr'09The Maya name "Chich'en Itza" means "At the mouth of the well of the Itza." This derives from chi', meaning "mouth" or "edge", and ch'e'en, meaning "well." Itzá is the name of an ethnic-lineage group that gained political and economic dominance of the northern peninsula. The name is believed to derive from the Maya itz, meaning "magic," and (h)á, meaning "water." Itzá in Spanish is often translated as "Brujas del Agua (Witches of Water)" but a more precise translation would be Magicians of Water
It is one of the seven wonders of the world and now I can boast of seeing two of the seven ;)
Click here to see the full sized image
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment