Chichen Itza, on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, is dominated by gray limestone that was cut by hand and moved without any wheels. Once home to 30,000 people, Chichen Itza was the last major city ...
(NEWSER) – On the surface, the Kukulkan temple that sits among the ruins of Chichen Itza looks nothing like a Russian nesting doll, but it's essentially the pyramid equivalent, scientists say. They'd ...
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 ...