The Maya were good at tracking time.
One of their calendars had 19 months, and 18 of those months
had 18 days.
The last month had only five days.

The temple at Chichen Itza, Mexico has 365 steps and 52 sections.
Sound familiar?

The temple was the center of religious practices in Maya culture.
The ancient Mayas worshipped several gods, most notably
Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent.

Each card in the puzzle above contains a glyph that represents
a month or a day from the Maya calendar.


Zotz: a month
in the Maya calendar

Ajaw: the Maya word
for the number 20

Yaxkin: a month
in the Maya calendar

Men: the Maya word
for the number 15

Zip: a month
in the Maya calendar

Kab’an: the Maya word
for the number 17

Uo: a month
in the Maya calendar

Lamat: the Maya word
for the number 8