Chichén Itzá: Quick Facts

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Date	c. 550 - c. 1550

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Chichén Itzá: Casa de las Monjas

Map of Mexico and surrounding Central America highlighting the location of Chichen Itza with a red star on the Yucatan Peninsula, labeled as a World Heritage Site. Major features include Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, and neighboring countries such as Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Chac Mool sculpture at Chichén Itzá

Chichén Itzá: El Caracol

The Temple of Kukulkan, also known as El Castillo, is a large stepped pyramid at Chichen Itza in central Yucatan, Mexico, standing on a grassy open plaza.

Chichén Itzá: El Castillo

Chichén Itzá: tlachtli ball court

Chichén Itzá: jaguar throne

A group of visitors stands on a grassy field in front of the stone Temple of the Warriors and the Colonnade at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico.

Chichén Itzá: Temple of the Warriors

Exploring the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá

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Pre-Columbian civilizations Archaeology Maya What’s Inside the Pyramid at Chichén Itzá?Pyramid Mesoamerican civilization Tlachtli Cenote Teotihuacán Tenochtitlán Palenque Cobá Monte Albán Uxmal La Venta Bonampak Mayapán Mitla

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