Seeing the Chichen Itza site from the vantage point of the Temple of Kukulkan is not possible. Visitors used to be able to ascend the steep steps to the top, but injuries and accidents required ...

Around 2 million people visit Chichen Itza site in southeast Mexico each year, according to official data. It was founded as a Mayan pilgrimage center by the Itza, or “water sorcerers.” Top ...

Making matters more complicated is that at a later point in the city’s history (the 13th century) a group called the Itza settled at ... When the temple at top is included, it rises about ...

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PISTE, MEXICO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Archaeologists have revealed a group of structures discovered at the famed Mayan Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, believed to have ...

The archaeological site of Chichen Itza is well known all around the world, and for good reason. The ancient city and Mayan ruins located here are some of the best preserved, and they date back as ...

Archaeologists exploring a cave system near the center of the Maya city of Chichen Itza unexpectedly came upon several chambers filled with ritual objects. This discovery supports the theory that ...