Chichen Itza Ruins

... girls (Amanda and Lauren) as they travel through Central America. The first part of their journey will focus on seeing Maya ruins and culture in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. The latter half will take place in Costa Rica where they are going to take ...

Chichen Itza is the most tourist overrun ruin I have ever seen in Central America. There were zillions of vendors everywhere yelling out "1 dollar or you" and "almost free" and "whatever you like pretty lady". It was pretty and I learned alot but it's ...

... Palenque trip ruins with, again it's a small world, all of us then trooped round the ruins together in the sweltering heat! Chichen Itza ruins are said to be the most spectacular in Mexico and yes they were really impressive but for us the jungle ruins of ...

... We joined up with two Belgians, Joris and Zoe, for this part of the trip. Got the bus from Merida to the carpark of the Chichen Itza ruins. From the moment we stepped off the bus we knew that this was not going to be like any other of the ruins we´ve ...

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... ceremonial center by means of roads known as sacbeob. So, you may ask, "Was it worth travelling 40 hours to see the ruins of Chichen Itza" Absolutely!!! We got up early at 06:00 and headed down for breakfast. As Chichen Itza is one of the new Seven ...

... of the new Seven wonders of the world- and for good reason! The other Mayan ruins pailed in comparison to the ruins you found here. Chichen Itza basically served as the ceter of the Mayan world. All commerical, adminstrative, and social life took place in ...

... 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 stands in the center of the ruins ...

After our 2 nights stay in Merida we got an early bus to Chichen Itza to see the Maya ruins so we could go to Cancun later on that day. We also wanted to arrive early at the ruins so it wasn't to busy. I think I said that too soon. To describe Chichen ...

... ) from our food kitty * while we were entertained by some Mexican dancing. After our early lunch we headed over to the ruins of Chichen Itza (which was included in the price), where we stayed for just under 3 hours admiring the Mayan architecture and the ...

... along the way, but by late afternoon we were dropped off in the tiny town of Piste - the nearest settlement to the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza. We struggled with our packs as we walked the length of the main street (and in fact, whole town) as we tried ...

... a brief stop at a "Mayan co-operative market"(reminiscent of the carpet schools and Papyrus institutes in Cairo), we arrive at the ruins of Chichen Itza, along with half of the tourists in Mexico, or so it seems. Understandably, this place is going to be ...

I was the first guest, strike that first person at Chichen-itza on this cool morning in the Yucatan. I made my way around the city ruins taking in the magnificent architecture.  One of the most amazing parts of Chichen-itza is the ball court that ...

... fit as a fiddle and shared his wealth of knowledge about the Mayan culture, calendar and various structures on the site. Chichen Itza was a centre of pilgrimage for the ancient Maya for over 1,000 years. The sacred cenote (a large natural ...

... soooo many people it took away some of the splendor and mysticism of the place - a totally different experience to visiting the ruins at Tikal which were nestled in the forest and most of the time you felt like you were the only person ...