After visiting the Cenote Xlacah, we walked up the Saq Be.  We visited some residential buildings and then made out way to the main attraction: the Temple of the 7 Dolls.  Dzibilchaltun is mainly known for its Temple of the 7 Dolls.  This temple got its name from the 7 dolls found during the temple’s excavation.  I felt that this temple was a little bit of a scam.  All of the pictures that you see of the temple give the appearance that it is completely restored.  However, the temple is in fact only restored on 1 side, with partial restoration on 2 sides, and none on the remaining side.  This temple also appears alone but is actually part of a group of several temples on at least 3 sides, probably all 4 (I suspect that the Mexican Government needs to excavate on the remaining 4th side).  The morning light enters the windows on the Spring and Fall Equinoxes and converges inside the temple.  Enrique and other friends tell me that the experience is amazing.

The temple feels calm and peaceful, like the city of Labna.  Enrique and I sat in it for a while, as the sun slowly started descending towards the horizon.

According to the INAH Plaque accompanying this temple, the Temple of the 7 Dolls is  a 1 story quadrangular building with a central chamber surrounded by a corridor.  The roof was tower-like and projected itself upwards from the vaulting.  The temple has 4 entrances and a window on each side of the east and west entrances.  The Mayans constructed the temple upon a pyramidal pedestal with sloping corners and a set of steps on all 4 sides.  8 stuccoed masks, upon a base of carved stone, 2 intertwined serpents and glyphs, beads, feathers, and sea animals in modeled stucco decorate the frieze of the temple.  Around 800 A.D., the Mayans filled up this temple with stones and covered it with another larger temple, whose remains still partially cover it.