Cenote, Chichén Itzá, Mexico
Chichén Itzá means "Mouth of the Well",
and this is where it gets it's name. The cenote at Chichén Itzá is
basically the water table that is visible in this depression. Being as
water is vital to life, it makes sense that cities would spring up near good
sources of it. The Mayan rain god Chac supposedly lived here, and needed a
constant supply of children and virgins to keep him happy so that he would
supply rain. If you saw the 1984 movie Against All Odds, this is
where they threw the body.
©1990, Jeffrey L. Cooper
