So named for the carvings of the big cats on the feathered serpents,
contains carvings of warriors and beautiful frescoes of battle scenes. The
lower chamber, at ground level, houses a statue of a jaguar, similar in
style to the one found in the buried temple beneath El Castillo. The column
to its left bears a carving thought to represent a Mayan creation myth. At
the base of the pillar is the face of a god, with tears streaming out to
form the waters of the world, from which grow fish and a turtle. A serpent,
symbol of fertility, sprouts from the top of the god's head and twines about
the human figure above.
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