Xibalba - First Calendar Puzzle

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Approach the headless, carved jaguar at the center of the circular calendar and press Interact to place the JAGUAR HEAD where it belongs. This unlocks the puzzle so you can manipulate the parts.

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Grab the jaguar handle and walk around in a circle to turn it so the obsidian symbol on the middle wheel liens up with the symbol on the outer wheel. (The inner wheel will also move, but this doesn't matter.) There's an audible "chunk" when the symbol is positioned correctly.

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This screenshot shows the middle and outer symbols positioned correctly.

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Next, grab the golden skull handle and step to the left (Lara's right) to turn the outer wheel.

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This separates the wheels so you'll be able to turn the inner wheel independently. It also moves the obsidian symbol on the outer wheel away from its correct position but only temporarily.

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Go back to the jaguar handle and turn it to rotate the inner wheel so the obsidian symbol lines up with the one on the middle wheel. Again, the mechanism clicks when you align the symbol correctly.

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This screenshot shows the inner and middle symbols positioned correctly.

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Finally, return to the skull handle and move it back to the right (Lara's left) to align the obsidian symbol on the outer wheel with the other two symbols and lock the wheels in place.

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Here all three wheels are positioned correctly, thus solving the puzzle.

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