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Pyramid of the fortune teller.

With its elliptiçal base and its 32 m height, this pyramid represents the thirteen celestial levels. In a symbolic sense, these link land to heaven and men to gods. The temples are sacred places destined for the priests, who climbed for carrying out religious and ritual ceremonies, related to time keeping, as well as with human sacrifices. It had five construction periods from year 500 to 950 AD that reflected different architectonic styles.

Temple I is of a palace type; temple II is a small pyramid with a "peninsular type" cresting on its roof; temple III is a gallery and. Temple IV leans against it; it represents Itzamnah. Temple IV corresponds to the "Chenes" style, its main façade is a large mask that represents the monster of the earth, its jaws make up the access. Temple V, in a Puuc style, with decorations in the form of hut with palm roof and geometrical designs in the shape of a layered diamond which represent the earth.