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The video shows him and his team exploring areas of restricted access in the Mayan cities of Calakmul and Chichén Itzá.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
The train will eventually traverse five states and connect riders to dozens of stops — from the beaches of Cancun and Tulum to the vast archaeological ruins at Chichén Itzá and Palenque.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024
I was expecting smaller edifices like those I’d visited south of Tulum, but this settlement was more on par with a smaller version of Tikal in Guatemala or Chichén Itzá.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
Elsewhere the train runs near famous Maya archaeological sites such as Chichén Itzá and Tulum, as well as thousands of unexplored or undiscovered ruins.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 18, 2022
Morning visitors to the 10-plus-square-mile site, where pyramids rise above a forest canopy populated by monkeys and toucans, can experience a solitude unthinkable at tourist-clogged Maya sites like Chichén Itzá.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2015
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