Rain God Chaac (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Rain God Chaac

Caption

The Maya rain god, Chaac, is a common motif in Maya architecture. Chaac appears on this frieze at El Castillo.

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Kevin Anchukaitis/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

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