Temple of the Cosmos

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Temple of the Cosmos
Culture	Mayan
Location	Panama
Structure	Step pyramid

The Temple of the Cosmos (also known as the Mayan Temple and Panama Temple) was a temple in Panama surrounded by an ancient Mayan city.

History

In 1939, Indiana Jones travelled there with the Jade Sphere in order to find information left behind by Charles Kingston, who had hidden a journal and notes leading to various Shepherds that would locate the Staff of Kings.

Behind the scenes

Mayan Temple

Although the temple appears as a Mayan pyramid across all versions of Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, the layout inside and how Indiana Jones enters the structure is represented differently in each version of the game. Only the PSP version names it the Temple of the Cosmos which was also used in Rob MacGregor's cancelled novelization of the game.

Situated in Panama, the location of the in-game Mayan temple is too far south for the real-world extent of their civilzation but MacGregor uses the geographical anomaly as part of the reason why it would be of particular interest to archaeologists.

Panama Temple (Wii/PS2 version)

• Three Rivers
• Four Paths
• Ball court
• Causeway
• Planetarium

Temple of the Cosmos (PSP version)

In PSP version only the outside of the temple is represented, appearing as a Mayan pyramid. Maggie and Jones worked there way up the side of the pyramid, as they climbed the Nazis were alerted to their presence and started to send troops after him. Dispatching them Indy soon reached a broken section of the temple. Indiana asked if Maggie could jump across. He told her would go first and she could follow after. He made it across, however, the platform collaspedis further up the pyramid behind him seperating them. He worked his way up the side of the pyramid until he reached a statue, and pushed it over into the broken section of the pyramid, giving Maggie a way across. She quickly caught up. Up ahead there path was blocked by another statue, with Maggie's help he was able to push it over, allowing them access to the top of the pyramid. At the top Jones inserted the three mirrors in the platforms, causing a pedestal to rise. Indy inserted the Jade Sphere into a depression at the top. The pedestal sunk inside the temple and a passage opened up. They entered the temple and used the Sphere to reveal Kingston's message. While Indy was translating the message on the sphere, Magnus entered with a couple of guards. Indy quickly escaped back to the top of the pyramid. Maggie ran out and had a short fall down a broken section of pyramid. Indy asked if she was ok, but had to turn his attention to the Nazis guarding the pyramid. He knew he had to trap Magnus inside to give a better chance of escaping. Guards started coming up from ladders on the side of the pyramid. After defeating them and collecting their crowbars, Indy was able to destroy the the mirror pedestals. After destroying the third one the entrance to the entrance to the temple closed trapping Magnus inside. Indy quickly took care of the last guards and escaped.

Appearances

• Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings