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Chichén Itzá

American  
[chee-chen eet-sah, eet-suh] / tʃiˈtʃɛn itˈsɑ, ˈit sə /

noun

  1. the ruins of an ancient Mayan city, in central Yucatán state, Mexico.


Chichen Itzá British  
/ tʃiˈtʃen itˈsa /

noun

  1. a village in Yucatán state in Mexico: site of important Mayan ruins

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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

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

Even then, top Mexicanists including the writer Fernando Benitez suggested that the Templo Mayor should be reconstructed to its original form, as had been done at Teotihuacán and Chichén Itzá.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2021

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