Subterranean River Discovered Beneath the El Castillo Pyramid in Chichén Itzá

 

An incredible discovery was made in 2015, when experts learned that the El Castillo pyramid at Chichén Itzá was built atop a subterranean river. According to the team from Mexico’s National Autonomous University, the waterway is located some 20 meters beneath the ground and could serve as part of a Mayan-era symbolic map.

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