Chichen Itza, Mexico

“Chichen Itza” meaning “at the mouth of the Itza well” It is a Mayan City on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico stuck between Valladolid and Merida. It was established previous to the period of Christopher Colombus and most likely served as the religion center of Yucatan for a while.

                                                               Chichen Itza, Mexico

The stepped pyramids, columned arcades, temples and other stone building of Chichen Itza
 sacred to the Maya and a sophisticated urban center of their empire from A.D. 750 to 1200.

Viewed all together, the incredible difficult reveals much about the Maya and Toltec vision of the universe-which was intimately tied to what was visible in the dark- night -skies of the Yucatán Peninsula.

                                                                Chichen Itza, Mexico

The temple has 365 steps-one for each day of the year. Every the temple’s four sides have 91 steps, and the top platform makes the 365th. To devise a 365-day calendar was just one feat of Maya science. Really, twice a year on the spring and autumn equinoxes, an outline falls on the pyramid in the shape of a serpent.

                                                             Chichen Itza, Mexico

 
This great city’s only undying water source was a succession of sinkhole wells. Spanish records report that young female wounded were terrified into the main of these, subsist, and as sacrifice to the Maya rain god even it to live in its depths. Archaeologists have in view of the fact that found their bones, in addition to the jewelry and other classy objects they wore in their final hours.

When to Visit:
The ruins are open every day. Chichén Itzá's climate is every time tropical-average temperatures are 92ºF (34ºC). Autumn and spring equinoxes offer the chance to see the unbelievable shadow serpent of El Castillo-but the often crowded place is entirely packed at these times.
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