Site: Chichen Itza is alternately spell Chitzen Itza. It is a Mayan Archaeological ruin site in North Central
Yucatan, the largest Mayan site in Mexico.
Frequent buses reach Chichen Itza from the city of Merida or from Cancun

Culture: Mayan,with a Toltec influence during the ninth century AD

Date: 300 AD-1100 AD
Construction: Quarried stone, stucco

Museum: Fee: 50 Pesos  $5. USD
Hours: 8:00- 6:00
Notable Features:  One of the highest temples in the Yucatan and the largest ball court in
Mesoamerica.

Chichen Itza's Temple of Kukulcan, dedicated to the god Quetzalcoatl, also called El Castillo, rises on
91 steps constructed at a 45 degree angle. One of the highest structures built by the Yucatan Maya.
Four stairways lead to the top, one open to the public. (At times closed due to repair)

Chichen Itza's Puuc style buildings, called the Nunnery Complex, have prominent figures of the Rain
God Chaac on the facade. The Mayan Archaeological ruin site in North Central Yucatan had several
building stages and includes a 9 Th century AD Toltec influence from Central Mexico and a later Puuc
style influence from the Northern Yucatan Maya.
Chichen Itza,
Ruin Site
Yucatan Mexico
Chichen Itza's Puuc style buildings, called the Nunnery Complex, have prominent figures of the Rain
God Chaac on the facade. The Mayan Archaeological ruin site in North Central Yucatan had
several building stages and includes a 9 Th century AD Toltec influence from Central Mexico and
the later Puuc style influence from the Northern Yucatan Maya in the above photos.
Chichen Itza' 's ball court is the largest in Mesoameric.  Other temples have an influence from the north
thought to be Toltec. The Temple of the Warriors, over 30 feet high 130 feet wide, is built in the style of
the Toltecs of Central Mexico,  similar to 8th Century City of Tula. The temple includes a Chac-Mool
sculpture at the top.
The observatory appears to have astronomical alignments for the observation of the equinoxes and the
phases of the moon.
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Chichen Itza's Temple of Kukulcan, is
dedicated to the God Quetzalcoatl.

The temple has also been called El
Castillo. It rises on 91 steps that are  
constructed at a 45 degree angle.
This temple is one of the highest
structures built by the Yucatan Maya.

Four stairways lead to the top, one is
open to the public. (At times closed
due to repair)
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This building is thought to be an astronomical observatory because of the arrangement of sight
windows that could be used for sighting celestial events.