THE CITY OF THE
SACRED WELL
“A last forward swing and the bride of Yum Chac hurtles far out over the well.”
THE CITY OF THE
SACRED WELL
BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE DISCOVERIES
AND EXCAVATIONS OF EDWARD HERBERT
THOMPSON IN THE ANCIENT CITY
OF CHI-CHEN ITZA WITH SOME
DISCOURSE ON THE CULTURE
AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE
MAYAN CIVILIZATION AS
REVEALED BY THEIR
ART AND ARCHITECTURE,
HERE SET DOWN AND
ILLUSTRATED FROM
PHOTOGRAPHS
BY
T. A. WILLARD
