Today Chichén Itzá, where this structure stands, is the most heavily visited of all Maya archaeological sites. Thousands of visitors travel to see the restored ruins, now enhanced (as guide books ...

The archeology of Chichen Itza, one of the last Mayan city-states, is controversial and subject to ongoing debate due in part ...

Chichén Itzá, "the mouth of the well of the Itzás," was likely the most important city in the Yucatán from the 10th to the 12th centuries. Evidence indicates that the site was first settled as ...

Chichen Itza is also a tourist destination, and visitors flock to this UNESCO World Heritage Site to marvel at the stones, and imagine the lives of their previous inhabitants. Choosing the best ...

An angry mob almost lynched a tourist who climbed without permission the steps of the Castillo de Kukulcán, one of the new seven wonders of the modern world located in the archaeological zone of ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended ...

This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples have left their mark on the city. The Maya and Toltec ...