It is made up of four buildings that together form a quadrangle. In the extreme east is the Temple of the Soothsayer; to the north a building formed by a small central portico with two bays in “tandem”, with three entrances on the main side; the South Building is a portico with a central altar; in each wing of this building a room was annexed whose frieze was decorated with a design of feathers and birds sculpted in limestone. Above the main entrance, the decoration is complemented by a niche with a sculpture of Lord Chaac, who is identified as the last ruler of Uxmal and whose residence was this complex.

The Quadrangle of the Birds, together with the Temple of the Soothsayer, constitute the representation of a sacred space where the pyramid is linked to the quadrangle: in a symbolic sense they represent, on the one hand, the earth as the center of the universe, represented as a flat and square surface (the Quadrangle of the Birds) and, on the other hand, the sky by means of a mountain or pyramid with 13 large steps symbolized by the masks of Chaac, of which the thirteenth is located in the center and represented with the Chenes Temple. Through these spaces man is related to the gods.

Temple of the Soothsayer or the Dwarf: The name comes from a Mayan story known as “Legend of the Dwarf of Uxmal”, which was compiled in the 19th century. So far we know that the temple had a series of applications until it reached the shape and dimensions it has today. With 32 meters high, it is the tallest in the region. It has stairways on the east and west sides to reach the upper temple.

This pyramid represents the thirteen celestial levels, which in a symbolic sense link the earth with the sky, man with the gods. The temples are sacred places destined to the priests, to which they climbed to perform various religious ceremonies and rituals related to the counting of time, as well as human sacrifices.