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Must-see attractions in Chich茅n Itz谩

  • El Castillo (Temple of Kukulkan), Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

    El Castillo

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    Upon entering Chich茅n Itz谩, El Castillo (aka the Pyramid of Kukulc谩n) rises before you in all its grandeur. The first temple here was pre-Toltec, built鈥

  • ring carved on the Great ball court of Chichen Itza

    Gran Juego de Pelota

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    The great ball court, the largest and most impressive in Mexico, is only one of the city鈥檚 eight courts, indicative of the importance the games held here鈥

  • Grupo de las Mil Columnas

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    This group east of El Castillo pyramid takes its name 鈥 which means 鈥楪roup of the Thousand Columns鈥 鈥 from the forest of pillars stretching south and east鈥

  • El Caracol

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    Called El Caracol (the Snail) by the Spaniards for its interior spiral staircase, this observatory, to the south of the El Osario, is one of the most鈥

  • Edificio de las Monjas

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    Thought by archaeologists to have been a palace for Maya royalty, the so-called Edificio de las Monjas (Nunnery), with its myriad rooms, resembled a鈥

  • Cenote Sagrado

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    From the Plataforma de Venus, a 250m rough stone sacb茅 (path) runs north to the huge sunken well that gave this city its name. The Sacred Cenote is some鈥

  • El Osario

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    The Ossuary, otherwise known as the Bonehouse or the Tumba del Gran Sacerdote (High Priest鈥檚 Grave), is a ruined pyramid to the southwest of El Castillo鈥

  • Plataforma de los Cr谩neos

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    The Platform of Skulls (Tzompantli in N谩huatl, a Maya dialect) is between the Templo de los Jaguares y Escudos and El Castillo. You can鈥檛 mistake it,鈥

  • Plataforma de Venus

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    This ceremonial site directly in front of the El Castillo is most notable for its huge, ornate and superbly preserved plumed serpent heads extending on鈥

  • Akab-Dzib

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    East of the Nunnery, the Puuc-style Akab-Dzib is thought by some archaeologists to be the most ancient structure excavated here. The central chambers date鈥

  • Plataforma de las 脕guilas y los Jaguares

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    Adjacent to the Platform of Skulls, the carvings on the Platform of the Eagles and Jaguars depict those animals gruesomely grabbing human hearts in their鈥

  • Templo de los Jaguares y Escudos

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    The Temple of the Jaguars and Shields, built atop the southeast corner of the ball court鈥檚 wall, has some columns with carved rattlesnakes and tablets鈥

  • Templo del Barbado

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    The structure at the ball court's north end, called the Temple of the Bearded Man after a carving inside it, has finely sculpted pillars and reliefs of鈥

  • Visitors Center Museum

    Chich茅n Itz谩

    The visitors center has a small museum with exhibits providing explanations in Spanish, English and French.