Yucatan - February 2009
Becan
East Plaza
Temple I

The 1st temple that we visited in the East Plaza was Temple I.  I did not feel anything from Temple I.  It reminded me a little of Temple I at Xpuhil.  The front side is not restored; the back side looks interesting, ornate.  I wanted to climb it, but INAH prohibits that.


According to the INAH Plaque accompanying this temple, Temple I is one of the oldest constructions at Becan and reaches an average height of 23 meters (about 74  3/4 feet) above the level of the South Plaza, which its most important facade faces.  Temple I has 10 rooms in its upper part, reached by 5 entrances, each divided into 3 parts, which give the impression of really being 15.  The construction quality of these rooms is of lesser quality than the 8 rooms which were added to the level immediately below all of them, although they have not been explored.  On the upper part of the towers, which are about 15 meters (about 48 3/4 feet) high, archaeologists discovered 4 small openings which perhaps were used to make astronomical observations.

Temple I, as seen from the top of Temple II, in the East Plaza at Becan
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