Chichen Itza

Travel back in time and explore Mayan ruins! Chichen Itza is a world famous Mayan ruins complex in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. A huge stepped pyramid, known as El Castillo, dominates the 6.5 square km of the ancient city, which flourished from about 600 A.D. until the thirteenth century. The carved stone carvings survive in structures such as the ball field, the Temple of the Warriors and the Wall of Skulls. At night, light and sound shows illuminate the sophisticated geometry of the buildings. Chichen-Itza, which now includes one of the 7 new wonders of the world; the pyramid of Kukulkan, is located in the Yucatan Peninsula, in the state of Yucatán; Mexico, between Valladolid and Mérida, is just 120 km from Mérida.