Plataforma de los Cráneos
Plataforma de los Cráneos
- Address
- Chichén Itzá
Lonely Planet review for Plataforma de los Cráneos
The Platform of Skulls, tzompantli in Náhuatl, a Maya dialect, is located between the Templo de los Jaguares and El Castillo. You can't mistake it, because the T-shaped platform is festooned with carved skulls and eagles tearing open the chests of men to eat their hearts. In ancient days this platform was used to display the heads of sacrificial victims.
