[agamal007]

Are you cenotes of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula?

are you a chultunes or cistern at The Ruta Puuc

Are you the Sacred Cenote (cenote sagrado) at Chichen Itza?

Congrats workerbee! You're on a roll! (...second to co-host two WAI contests simultaneously!)


I am at the bottom of the Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza. I was thrown into the well as a human sacrifice to the Maya rain god Chaac.


Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza


Sacred Cenote (Cenote Sagrado)


Chichen Itza -- the most important archaeological vestige of the Maya-Toltec civilization in Yucatan (10th-15th centuries)

Cenotes in general

A cenote is a natural pit, or sinkhole resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. Especially associated with the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, cenotes were sometimes used by the ancient Maya for sacrificial offerings.

The Sacred Cenote

The Sacred Cenote (Spanish: cenote sagrado, "sacred well"; alternatively known as the "Well of Sacrifice") refers to a noted cenote at the pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza, in the northern Yucatán Peninsula.

According to post-Conquest sources (Maya and Spanish), pre-Columbian Maya sacrificed objects and human beings into the cenote as a form of worship to the Maya rain god Chaac. Edward Herbert Thompson dredged the Cenote Sagrado from 1904 to 1910, and recovered artifacts of gold, jade, pottery, and incense, as well as human remains. A study of human remains taken from the Cenote Sagrado found that they had wounds.

It was the highlighted part - the part about human sacrifice -- that always stuck with me after visiting Chichen Itza.

Hope you all had fun. I can see from the early answers that the Tourism Bureau of Quintana Roo has done a wonderful job promoting the Mayan Riviera (the beaches to the east of Yucatan).

Given the slower pace of WAI contests these days, I'm not entirely comfortable with the idea of one person hosting both games simultaneously.

With that in mind, I'm willing to relinquish my hosting duties for the next round, preferably to someone who hasn't yet had a chance to do so. Just leave a message here that you'd like to volunteer.

Me please?

So I've heard from two people: tango08 and (via PM) Alex Taylor. To my knowledge, neither have yet hosted WAI. Since tango08 was the first to respond, I will suggest to raindrops, the Contest Manager, that s/he be allowed to host the next round. Does that sound fair?

[raindrops]

It does, workerbee... tango08 is free to send me a subject by PM, after I reward this round.

[raindrops]

Another great location, thanks bob!


workerbee found bob zea with 8 questions and so gains 40 wrz$...
However it took 45 questions to find him so bob zea gets 225 wrz$.
Per workerbee's request, tango08 is invited to be the next guest after sending me a pm with the location for approval.

Round 11

Let's get Going. Light traffic ahead...


And the interrogation begins:
1. Are you in a real place? Yep.
2. Are you in a place that is man-made (e.g. population center, building, etc.), as opposed to a natural place? Nope
3. Are you on Earth? Absolutely
4. Are you in the Americas? Nope
5. Are you in Europe? Nadda
6. Is the place in question a body of water (a river, lake, etc.)? Nah
7. Are you tourist attraction? Oh, I am...
8. Are you in Asia? Yes, yes I am
9. Are you in Africa? Sorry, no
10. Are you in South East Asia? Yup
11. Is the place in question a mountain (or group of mountains)? Nope
12. Are you in Malaysia, Indonesia or Thailand? Yes
13. Are you unique or one-of-a-kind? No, I'm not
14. Are you a UNESCO World Heritage site? No
15. Are you a nature side (as opposed to being building or monument)? Got confirmation that it's a yes
16. Is the place in question an island or beach? Yup
17. Are you The White Sands? No
18. Are you Maya bay in Ko Phi Phi Lee? Nope
19. Are you in Thailand? Sorry, not there
20. Are you in Malaysia? Oh yeah
21. Are you in the Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu)? No, not there
22. Are you Pulau Tioman? Nah
23. Are you Kota Kinabalu? Not there either
24. Are you (on) an island? Yes (pretty much as Q16)
25. Are you on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia (either onshore or offshore)? Why, yes, I am there
26. Are you between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore by latitude? Nope
27. Are you in Langkawi? Sorry, look again
28. Are you Belawai? No
30. Tioman Island. Nah
31. Are you Pangkor Island (or on Panghor Island)?? YES!!

Workerbee caught up with me!!!

[avoran]

Are you in a real place?

[profprofessorson]

Are you in a place that is man-made (e.g. population center, building, etc.), as opposed to a natural place?

Are you on Earth?

[coolcat59]

Are you in the Americas?

[Pericles]

Are you in Europe?