zoals de Tempel van de Krijgers – El Castillo – en het ronde observatorium bekend als El Caracol. The second settlement of Chichen-Itza, and the most important for historians, corresponded to the ...

Chichén Itzá is famous for its iconic Pyramid of ... and the observatory known as El Caracol. There are also less-visited cenotes (Cenote Sagrado and Cenote Xtoloc) at the site that are worth ...

The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make Chichen-Itza one of the most important ... such as the Warriors’ Temple, El Castillo and the circular observatory ...

The fact that the cenote is directly northwest of the main staircase of El Castillo, the famous central pyramid of Chichén Itzá, and within that mysterious city’s urban limits, made de Anda ...

Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended from Chichén Itzá in the northern Yucatán to Copán, about 400 miles to the south in modern-day Honduras. Each bore ceremonial ...

The centerpiece of Chichén Itzá is El Castillo ... adorned with intricate carvings, and El Caracol, an observatory showcasing the Maya’s advanced astronomical knowledge.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Visit El Mestizo, about 3.5 miles from Chichén Itzá, for an authentic Mexican lunch after touring the archeological site. I recommend ordering the pollo adobado ...

With shouts and cries of “jail, jail, jail”, “lock her up” and “sacrifice, sacrifice”, the crowd, gathered in the esplanade of Chichén Itzá, expressed their anger “because this ...

Chichén Itzá, "the mouth of the well of the Itzás ... or 30 of several hundred buildings on the four-square-mile site. El Castillo (The Castle), a 98-foot-tall pyramid, dominates the city ...