Chichén Itzá was a major focal point in the Northern Maya Lowlands from the Late Classic (c. AD 600–900) through the Terminal Classic (c. AD 800–900) and into the early portion of the Postclassic period (c. AD 900–1200).

Mar 27, 2025 · Chichen Itza, a ruined ancient Maya city occupying an area of 4 square miles (10 square km) in south-central Yucatan state, Mexico. It was founded about the 6th century CE, presumably by Mayan peoples who had occupied the region since the Pre-Classic Period.

Chichen Itza is one of the main archaeological sites on the Yucatan Peninsula, in Mexico. It was and is a sacred city and Mayan pilgrimage center founded by the Itza, the so-called water sorcerers, in the 5th century AD.

Aug 1, 2023 · Chichen Itza is one of Mexico’s top tourist attractions, visited by well over a million people per year. It’s become the most iconic site on the Yucatan Peninsula both because it is the home to...

Jul 3, 2020 · Chichen Itza dominated the Yucatan Peninsula during the early part of the postclassic Maya period, from about the 10th to 13th centuries AD. The supremacy of the city during this period is reflected by the great monuments that were constructed by its rulers.

Feb 19, 2018 · Chichen Itza is a former Mayan city and current archeological site on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, known for pyramids like El Castillo among its preserved ruins.

Feb 10, 2025 · The name Chichén Itzá roughly translates as “at the mouth of the well of the Itza,” referring to the site’s famous sacred cenote where the rain god Chaac was believed to reside. But if the city existed for a millennium before the Itzá showed up, it must have had a previous name.

Jan 6, 2025 · Chichén Itzá was a prominent pre-Columbian city constructed by the Maya civilization during the Terminal Classic period (c. AD 800–1200). Situated in the Yucatán Peninsula of modern-day Mexico, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is renowned for its architectural and cultural significance.

Feb 5, 2024 · Chichen Itza, as a prominent Maya city, rose from the dust over a period of a thousand years. A humble settlement existed on the site in the first millennia BCE, yet with the arrival of merchant seafaring warriors from the northern coastal area, Chichen Itza’s size boomed.

Aug 4, 2024 · The Toltec story of Chichen Itza begins with the exile of a king known as Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl from the Toltec capital of Tula Grande around 987 CE. Mayan sources also speak of this king’s arrival in the Yucatan in the same year.