- In 1998, UNESCO gave Chichen Itza the title “World heritage site” and in 2007 it was voted one of the “New 7 wonders of the world”, according to an...
- Chichén Itzá was an exemplary Mayan capital which flourished from the ninth to the thirteenth century CE.
- The most famous and best restored of the Yucatán Maya sites, Chichén Itzá, while tremendously overcrowded – every gawker and his or her grandmother is...
- Chichén Itzá's ball court is the largest known in the Americas, measuring 554 feet (168 meters) long and 231 feet (70 meters) wide.
- You can follow the tips below to get to Chichen Itza via public transport, with a rental car, or by booking a tour in advance.
- Chichén Itzá, Mexico (Meridyen 20°40’N | Enlem 88°32’W) Chichen-İtza Yucatan yarımadasını en fazla ziyaret edilen arkeolojik kalıntısıdır.
- Chichén Itzá is the largest of the archaeological cities of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.
- At the time of the Spanish Conquest in 1533, Chichén Itzá was virtually uninhabited, though it remained a place of pilgrimage.
- Once you enter Chichen Itza, you can’t miss the 98-foot tall pyramid Temple Of Kukulkan (aka “El Castillo”) which dominates the northern part of the city.
- Dominating Chichen Itza is the huge Pyramid of Kukulcan, also known as the Castillo (Castle), constructed before 1050 CE.