Chichen Itza was built before A.D. 800 and reflects the influences of the Toltec and Maya cultures. Many prominent structures remain. The Temple of Kukulcan sits atop a large step pyramid called ...

Explore its Mayan culture at the famous Chichen Itza and other sites ... Mayapan was largely modeled after Chichen, and both were major, thriving cities before the Spanish came to Mexico.

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"Coming to Chichen Itza in a bearable way means leaving Cancun before 6 a.m. to get there just as it opens, and even then, you'll have hordes of people to contend with," says Matteo Luthi, COO of ...

Before In this picture, taken after initial excavation, you can see the top left portion of the structure. Chichen Itza was the main ruling center of the Yucatan between 1191-1448 AD, in what is ...

Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization, located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, present-day Mexico.

Get facts, photos, and travel tips for Chichen Itza, a World Heritage site in Mexico, from National Geographic. Built to awe, the pyramid known as El Castillo has become the towering icon of ...

Even before the sun has begun to heat the pale stones of the Temple of Kukulkan pyramid and the adjacent Great Ball Court, the daily invasion of the Chichen Itza, the archeological jewel in the ...

Most were interred in the mass grave during the pinnacle of Chichen Itza's political and cultural clout, from about 800 AD to 1000 AD, though some were buried in the centuries before and after ...

Explore its Mayan culture at the famous Chichen Itza and other sites ... Mayapan was largely modeled after Chichen, and both were major, thriving cities before the Spanish came to Mexico.