Chichen itza means mouth of the well of itza in the local maya language. Chichen itza is located in the eastern portion of yucatan state in mexico. The only source of water in the arid region around the site is from wells cenotes. Chichen itza city was the most important capital city of the maya area in the classic period and the beginning of post classic. Pdf architecture acts as the visual embodiment of culture in heritage tourism, suggesting a narrative history of place. Chichen itza is located about 120 miles from the modernday resort town of cancun, on mexicos yucatan peninsula. Chichen itza and the cenote of sacrifices were, and still are, sacred centers for. Pdf the chronology of the precolonial city of chichen itza is quite. The northern yucatan peninsula is karst, and the rivers in the interior all run underground there are four visible, natural sink holes, called cenotes, that could have provided plentiful water year round at chichen, making it attractive for settle. Chichen itza is the most famous of all the great mayan cities. This is somewhat ironic because its most famous structures do not have a typical classic mayan architecture but show strong influences from other civilizations from central mexico. The surviving civic precinct at chichen itza showing several important structures. Chichen itza, ruined ancient maya city occupying an area of 4 square miles 10 square km in southcentral yucatan state, mexico. Chac mool inside the kukulkan pyramid in chichen itza.
It is located some 90 miles 150 km eastnortheast of uxmal and 75 miles 120 km eastsoutheast of the modern city of merida. Chichen itza was a large precolumbian city built by the maya people of the terminal classic period. Chichen itza, corazon del imperio maya viajes national geographic. When spaniards arrived, it was the most visited center of cult and pilgrimage of yucatan peninsula. The name chichen itza is a mayan language term for.
Ad 800900 and into the early portion of the postclassic period c. The yucatan is covered in cenotes distinctive limestone sinkholes that form natural pools. Article pdf available in historia sao paulo 37 june 2018 with 441 reads. Chichen itza and the cenote of sacrifices were, and still are, sacred centers for the maya. Ciudad maya origen e historia del chichen itza templos y. On the political organization of chichen itza ancient. The only source of water in the arid region around the site is from wells cenotes formed by sinkholes in limestone formations. The surviving civic precinct at chichen itza showing several. Debating chichen itza ancient mesoamerica cambridge core.
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