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Temple City Of Uucyabnal:
This particular cenote, which was in the temple city of Uucyabnal, became the Mecca for pilgrims who journeyed long distances to make sacrifices to Chac. Among those who came to the holy city were a tribe called the "water witches," which in Mayan is Itza. The cenote cult flourished under Itza domination, and the city itself eventually became known as Chichen-ltza, which means "Mouths of the Wells of the Itza."The following sites are of major interest: ithens. Structures on the Acropolis include the Propylaea, the temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheum, and the Parthenon. Among other classical remains in the city are the Agora, the reconstructed stoa of Attains, the Roman Odeum of Atticus and the Theater of Dionysus, and the temple of Hephaestus. Bassae. The Doric temple of Apollo Epicurius is one of the best-preserved Greek temples. It was built by Ictinus. Cape Sounion. On this cape at the eastern tip of the Attic peninsula stand remains of the Doric temple dedicated to Poseidon, god of the sea.
Corinth. The acropolis (Acrocorinth) of the city is 1,857 feet (566 meters) high. Ruins near the Acrocorinth include a temple of Apollo, a theater, stoas, an odeum hewn out of rock, the spring of Pirene, and part of the road to Lechaeum. Delphi. Impressive ruins include the Temple of Apollo, the theater and stadium, a tholos or round building, the reconstructed treasury of Athens, and treasuries of several other city-states. Mt. Parnassus looms 8,062 feet (2,457 meters) over Delphi; it and neighboring Mt. Helicon were the home of the Muses.
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