Photo de stock - Temple of the Dolls Templo de las Siete Muñecas is an imposing looking building on a pyramidal base with a short tower atop its roof A monolithic stela stands at its front like a sentinel guarding its entrance The doorways of the temple were built in exact solar alignment with the rising sun, such that the early rays pass through them on the Spring and Fall equinoxes, marking the beginning of planting season and the beginning of harvest season Dzibilchaltun ruins was a major city for the early Maya Archaeologists estimate there were as many as 200,000 inhabitants and 8,400 buildings during its history The city was still inhabited by the Maya when the Spanish arrived in the 1500´s and artifacts have been unearthed here that date from 700-800 A D