Chichen was founded by the Maya civilization in 400 AD and it is
located in the north central, north of Yucatan Peninsula now called
Mexico. Chichen has a history that is 1500 years old and is located 75
miles from Merida. It is said to have been the main regional point for
different ceremonies. During the earlier days & time, it was
governed by priests. Chichen means “At the mouth of the well of Itza”.
The word Chi stands for ‘mouth’, Chen for ‘well’ and Itza for ‘the Itza
tribe’. The main belief is that people were thrown from the top as a
sacrifice to make their god happy and the ones who could survive were
the ones who were believed to be seers.
The site predominantly contains many buildings of stone in various
stages of thier preservation and has been stored properly. The site is
built in different architectural styles. It has a very clear cultural
mix and difference of the Mayan and non Mayan civilization. The Chichen
site has in total three divisions: the north, central & and the
south group. Where one group is in the Toltec style and the other gives
an idea about the early period and the old Chichen culture. Since this
is the most famous Mayan Pyramids, it has been thoroughly researched by
private agencies. Not really.
It is now a federal property and it is maintained by the Mexico’s
nation Institute of Anthropology and History. The best time for site
seeing is either early morning or late in the afternoon.
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