El Castillo Chichén Itzá

... in time, and arrived at the most famous Mayan ruin site in the Yucatan a few hours later. Despite being in the low tourist season, Chichen Itza was bustling with tour groups and ¨people like us,¨ but it didn´t take away from the mystic feel of the place. El ...

... and differences to the other sites we had visited, but we were impressed with how much better preserved and decorative Chichen Itza appeared. Each of the buildings had a plaque nearby, detailing its usage, and often having a pictoral representation of ...

... on the ouside wall of the northern staircase and the giant serpent heads at the base of El Castillo, the most breathtaking structure at Chichen Itza, giving the appearance of a serpent slithering down its steps. I did just that...somewhat touristy and ...

... Cenote (underwater pool). Chichen Itza which means "at the mouth of the well of Itza ". The Kukulkan Pyramid in Chichen-Itza which known as "El Castillo" (the castle), is one of the new seven wonders of the world. It is exactly 24 m. high. Chichen ...

... ;was named one of the new 7 wonders of the world. But having since visited the Maya ruins of Uxmal and Palenque I found Chichen Itza to be sitting behind these in the pecking order. I arrived early and spent 3 hours looking round the site which  ...

Today pretty much consisted of ruins at the biggest Mayan ruins site in Mexico, Chichén Itzá, which sounds like: Chichen schnitzel, chicken schnitzel, chichen jitzer, chicken jitzer, chicken itza, chicken itza schnitzel, chicken pizza, etc.etc. We were ...

... around the world! We then moved on to the ruins Chichen Itza - one of my reasons for wanting to come to Mexico and we weren't disappointed! Chichen Itza was the big city - both in power and in size of the Mayan times. At its height it ruled over all ...

... we left, taking the toll highway which got us there by 7:50am, just before opening.  We saw El Castillo, the most famous pyramid in the Chichen  Itza complex, in the early morning fog.  It was a quite a mystical site.  After 2 hours& ...

... getting everything ready to go into Belize. The parts have not arrived, but the garage was able to fix a leaking airline on the back brake and then we were off again. This time it is down the road to the outskirts of Chichen Itza to camp for the night.

... down the well as the skeletons found are of all ages and both sexes. The Pyramid (El Castillo) or "Temple of Kukulcan" at Chichen Itza is one of the most spectacular Mayan Ruins. It is a masterpiece of Toltec-Maya architecture. The Pyramid ...

... didn't stop the guys at the back feeling sore after passing over numerous speed bumps (or Topes in Mexico) too quickly. For lunch we stopped just outside Chichen Itza where we were treated to a great buffet lunch (50 Pesos) from our food kitty * while we ...

Chichen Itza is one of the most important acheological sites of the Yucatan. Long ago it used to be a pretty developed Mayan city with complex infrastructure. The most impressive part was the El Castillo (Castle, the largest building which is actually a ...

... minute sales attempts before we head through the gates and find ourselves face-to-face with El Castillo, the main pyramid complex which everyone mistakenly calls Chichen Itza. Actually, the entire complex, as well as the ancient city on this site, is what ...

... up as I was starved already. We were organised into groups then hopped on our respective buses to make the trip out to Chichen Itza. Our guide Santos explained a bit of history on the area and also the Mayan culture. First stop though was the obligatory ...

... (which were more natural and preserved "as abandoned" centuries earlier); I'm also not fond of places superpacked with tourists - Chichen Itza is definitely one of them. It's one of the most commercialized tourist destinations in Mexico so there is a ...