Yamil Lu'um, Temple of the Scorpion (Templo del Alacran), Mayan Ruins, Cancun, Mexico

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It is named Scorpion's Temple because a scorpion sculpture was found in one of the walls of the temple. The temple rises on a vertical walls plinth with a four step stair limited by two dice, and a platform wall built at the top as base of the one room temple, to which access is available by three entrances formed by two columns. The flat ceiling that covered it was formed by a wood architrave and bricks placed one next to the other. The walls show a slight inclination towards outside. The border is limited by two cornices and it is crowned by a single incline flat surface. All the construction was stuccoed and painted; there is no vestige of this preserved. This temple is chronologically located in the late post-classic period (1200 -1550 ).

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Size: 6048px × 4032px
Location: Cancun Mexico
Photo credit: © Ross Warner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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