The Toltec story of Chichen Itza begins with the exile of a king known as Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl from the Toltec capital of Tula Grande around 987 CE. Mayan sources also speak of this king’s ...

Chichen Itza was the main ruling center of the Yucatan between 1191-1448 AD, in what is now known as Mexico. The temple, seen here during excavation, rests on a pyramidal foundation 37 feet high ...

The Maya and Toltec vision of the world and the universe is revealed in their stone monuments and artistic works. The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make ...

The archaeological site of Chichen Itza is well known all around the world, and for good reason. The ancient city and Mayan ruins located here are some of the best preserved, and they date back as ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of Central America. Now archeological sites, these once-flourishing cities extended ...