If you've always dreamed about trekking through the jungles of Central America and climbing up the pyramids of the ancient Maya but you've never had a chance, your luck has changed. Now you can get an up-close look at some of the most spectacular sites of the ancient Mayan world through Google Street View.
Google has been working with Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History to take images of significant archaeological sites in Mexico, according to Gadling. Some of the featured destinations include the storied ruins of Teotihuacan, Palenque and Chichén Itzá.
This series is part of the Google Wonders Project, an initiative by Google that documents important archaeological sites and monuments around the world.
The legendary ruins of Chichén Itzá, in the Yucatán, are remnants of the ancient Maya civilization. At the center of the city is the stone Temple of Kukulkan, also known as "El Castillo."
This 82-foot square-shaped pyramid has four stairways, one on each side, which each have 91 steps. When you combine all of the steps with the top platform you get a total of 365, which represents all the days of the year. You can't climb the steps today though.
El Caracol (The Observatory), meaning "the snail" (a name it earned for its snail-like shape), has a circular tower that was used as an observatory.
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