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2. Chichen Itza - Wikipedia

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   Elaborate stone facades in Chichen Itza's "Monjas" complex in 1902. The Maya name "Chichen Itza" means "At the mouth of the well of the Itza." This derives from chi', meaning "mouth" or "edge", and chʼen or chʼeʼen, meaning "well". Itzá is the name of an ethnic-lineage group that gained political and economic dominance of the northern ...

3. El Castillo, Chichen Itza - Wikipedia

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   El Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [el kas'tiʎo], 'the Castle'), also known as the Temple of Kukulcan is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán. The temple building is more formally designated by archaeologists as Chichen Itza Structure 5B18.

4. List of Maya sites - Wikipedia

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   Mayapan was an important fortified city with a densely occupied area within the city walls. The principal pyramid at Mayapan was modelled after the main pyramid at Chichen Itza. The city was the most important site in Yucatán for a period of about 250 years during the Postclassic Period, with the earliest structures dating to the 12th century AD.

5. File:Chichen Itza 3.jpg - Wikipedia

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   El Castillo, Chichen Itza; History by country; History of Mexico; Latin America; List of Mesoamerican pyramids; List of World Heritage Sites in Mexico; List of reportedly haunted locations in Mexico; Maya civilization; Maya peoples; Mexico; Native American religions; Pyramid; Structural engineering; Tales from Topographic Oceans; Yucatán; Talk ...

6. File:001 El Castillo o templo de Kukulkan. Chichén Itzá ...

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   More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available.. Acanceh; Actun Tunichil Muknal; Aguateca

7. El Caracol, Chichen Itza - Wikipedia

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   The structure is dated to around AD 906, the Post Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology, by the stele on the Upper Platform. [1]It is suggested that the El Caracol was an ancient Mayan observatory building and provided a way for the Mayan people to observe changes in the sky due to the flattened landscape of the Yucatán with no natural markers for this function around Chichen Itza. [2]