The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make Chichen-Itza one of the most important examples of the Mayan-Toltec civilization in Yucatán. Several buildings ...

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is considered the second most important archeological site in the Yucatan, behind Chichen ...

About 30 Mayan languages are still spoken by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. Some are spoken by hundreds of thousands of people; some by fewer than 5,000. The highly ...

Notably, the spring equinox at Chichen Itza draws massive crowds annually ... which holds the esteemed designation of UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the World's New Seven Wonders.

Because Chichen Itza is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, according to UNESCO, this place represents the most-visited archaeological site in Mexico. Logically, heading out to see this ...

The Chichen Itza complex, where the historical site is ... The Temple of Kukulcan is a UNESCO World Heritage site and known as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The site's website also ...

On Thursday, the man evaded security and ascended the 25-meter-high pyramid, a UNESCO World Heritage location, amidst crowds gathered to witness an ancient astronomical phenomenon. Footage shared ...

As "a unique testimony" of the Inca Civilization and "a masterpiece of art, urbanism, architecture, and engineering," Machu Picchu was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983. Great Barrier Reef ...

Chichén Itzá, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. Article continues below Since 2008, it has been forbidden to climb the pyramid and this measure seeks to preserve the ...

12-hour tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Site while giving a history of Mayan culture and the ruins. The tour also includes a buffet lunch, a tequila tasting, the opportunity to swim in a cenote ...

The site itself was originally a main hub of Mayan civilization and has since been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The focal point of the ruins is the pyramid-like El Castillo that was once ...