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Chichen Itza Description
Altitude: 10 m (33 ft)

How to get there

By bus or car via the MEX 180 from Mérida (1.5-2.5 hours; 116km/72mi) or Valladolid (1 hour; 42km/26mi). An air taxi service is also available.

History

Chichén Itzá, 116km/72mi east of Mérida, is one of Mexico's largest and best restored archaeological zones. With only the briefest of interruptions it was a sacred Mayan site for over 700 years, and in the 11th and 12th centuries ad was the political and religious capital of a renascent Mayan empire under Toltec rule. Today Chichén Itzá is a UNESCO world cultural heritage site.

Chichén Itzá (Mayan: "near the well of the Itzá") was probably founded around ad 450 by Mayan tribes migrating from the south
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Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological site or ruin;  UNESCO World Heritage Site
Address
Chichén Itzá Tourist Information
Chichén Itzá, Yucatán
Mexico
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open8:008:008:008:008:008:008:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Cost
Adult30.00
All values are in local currency.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
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