Caracol Observatory

Location:  Chichen Itza, Yucatan

Description:  The Book of Mormon states, “Yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form, doth witness that there is a Supreme Creator: and yet do ye go about, leading away the hearts of this people, testifying unto them there is no God? And yet will ye deny against all these witnesses?” – Alma 16:55.  Mysteries of the Ancient Americas states, “Ancient Americans lived close to the heavens.  The night skies … were brilliantly clear.  We know from surviving codices that wise men sat patiently, watching and calibrating the movements of the chief celestial objects and constellations.  Their observations … were extremely accurate.  The Maya, for example, who could successfully predict solar eclipses, determined the seasonal year to an equivalent of 365.2420 days; contemporary science calculates it as 365.2422 days.” [25] A Mayan observatory (Caracol – kar-uh-kol) can be found within the ruins of Chichen Itza.