in the land of the Maya -- Yucatan. (SCROLL DOWN for more) Noses, shells eyes, mouths -- what do you see? at Chichen Itza archaeological zone. A dwelling called, inaccurately, "The Iglesia"; it certainly was not a Christian church (many of these buildings were considered sacred by the Maya--we will never know their exact uses). It is one the most highly decorated of all the structures at the site. Below I attach two wonderful historic images from Cornell University's library, of an adjacent structure in which this little building is seen at the far right.