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Grand Rotana Resort
Grand Rotana Resort Hotel is on the golden shores of Shark's Bay in Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt. A 5 star Sharm El Sheikh hotel 7km from Naama Bay, 1.5km from Sharm El Sheikh International Congress Centre and 8km from the airport. ...
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Vallarta Palace
Vallarta Palace Hotel is on the beautiful beach of Bahia de Banderas in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico. A grand tourism Nuevo Vallarta hotel only 25 minutes from the city centre, in a residential-tourist area surrounded by lovely lush vegetation. ...
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Quality Suites Near Universal Studios
Quality Suites Near Universal Studios Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA overlooks a lush tropical landscaped courtyard. A well positioned 3 star Orlando hotel with easy access to major attractions, including Walt Disney world, Sea world Orlando and Universal Studios. ...
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Chichen Itza

The Mayan city of Chichen Itza in Yucatan represents the most intact and impressive of the Ruins of the Mayan civilization that the modern world preserves.

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The Castle

The Mayans are famous for their brilliant and advanced astronomic knowledge.

Around the year 550 A. C. the Mayans settled in Chichen Itza (Mayan word for "the mouth of the well").

One of the structures that are believed was constructed before 800 A.C. is The Castle, a building that spills light in the impressive Mayan astronomical system.

The Castle is in fact a solar calendar, with 91 steps to each side and one for the altar. Every day the shades fall down in a different step. With The Castle, the Mayans knew exactly when to seed their harvests.

The Snail, is another oriented structure of astronomy. It is a giant observatory with a dome where many rituals and celebrations took place. The dome has many windows completely pigmented. The stars can be seen through different windows in specific dates. This structure is one of the pinnacles of the Mayan architecture.

Constructing a dome of stone is a hard work, but to create it with windows in precise points, takes an enormous quantity of work and knowledge. The Snail, simultaneously shows us that the Mayans were experts in astronomy and engineering. This is one of Chichen Itza's major attractions nowadays.



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Miramar Golf Hotel, Port el Kantaoui
Miramar Golf Hotel is inside the famous Port el Kantaoui golf course and benefits of one of the best locations in the region. A 3 star Sousse hotel just 800 meters from the seafront and 8 km from the downtown of Sousse, Tunisia. ...
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Gainsborough Hotel, London
Gainsborough Hotel is in the heart of the stylish area of South Kensington in London, England. A 4 star London hotel in the hub of the capital's culture centre with the Science, Natural History and Victoria & Albert museums nearby. ...
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Hyatt Regency
Hyatt Regency Hotel is a 5 star Cancun hotel in Punta Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, right on the beach and in the heart of the animated hotel zone, where you can find the convention centre, shopping and the golf course. The centre of Cancun is 9 km a...
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