Cenote Ik Kil (Original Photos）– 玛雅时代的圣井

Nature is very amazing, and it always creates some natural beauty that human beings can't imagine. I mentioned that Chichen Itza has many natural underground pool or dissolved wells caused by strata collapsed and re-formation. After visiting the Pyramid of Kukulcan, we also wanted to visit and jump into one of these cenotes! Cenote Ik Kil is just a few miles from Chichen Itza, and is the same as other natural dissolved wells which were used for worship in Maya era.
大自然是非常的神奇，总是会创造一些人类无法想象的天然美景。前面我有提到奇琴伊查有很多因岩层塌陷而形成的天然地下水池或溶井。看完库库尔坎金字塔后，我们也想跳进他们的圣井里面沾沾他们的圣水！圣井( IK Kil )距离奇琴伊察仅几公里，这口露天圣井和其它的天然溶井一样在玛雅时代是用来祭祀的。

This huge cenote is approximately five or six floors’ high, around 50 meters wide. There are so many roots and vines surrounding it that they look like a natural screen. There is also ground water seeping and falling from above - it is very beautiful! Going down the stairs to the bottom of the cenote, the water is very clear, and there are some unknown fish swimming by. At the bottom of the cenote, there is a five or six-meter-high platform where tourists were lining up to dive into the water.
这口偌大的溶井大约有五六层楼那么高，大概五十几米宽.圣井周围挂满了树根和藤, 就像是天然的垂帘，还时不时有水渗下去，非常的漂亮！沿着阶梯走下去到井的底端，清澈的井水，里面还有不知名的小鱼游来游去。在井下端有一个五六米高的平台，上面已经挤满了要跳水的游客。

The cenote was such a sacred place in the Mayan era. During the dry season, the Mayan people gathered together beside the cenotes to hold rituals and worship the Maya Rain God Chaac, throwing precious jade, pottery, incense and other offerings into it. But now it has become a popular place for tourists to have fun!
这口圣井在玛雅时代是多么神圣的地方。每当干旱的时节，玛雅人就聚集在旁边举行祭祀仪式，祭祀玛雅的雨神恰克，将贵重的玉器、陶器、熏香等投入井中。不过现在已经成为了游客们戏水的地方了！

Thanks for reading my post! If you like my photos and articles, please Follow, Upvote, Reply, ReSteem @Vandadream and inspire me to create more and better one!
感谢阅读! 如果你喜欢我的文章， 请Follow, Upvote, Reply, ReSteem@Vandadream来鼓励我写出更多更好的文章!