Hiring a guide at the entrance or booking a Chichen Itza tour in advance can transform ... the Temple of the Warriors, and the observatory known as El Caracol. There are also less-visited cenotes ...

at Chichen Itza. It is called the Castle of Kukulcan and stands 50-feet-tall (15 m). There is also a large round structure, ...

Chichen-Itza is a clear illustration of this fusion. Specific examples are, in the group of buildings to the south, the Caracol, a circular stellar observatory whose spiral staircase accounts for its ...

The fusion of Mayan construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make Chichen-Itza one of the most important examples ... El Castillo and the circular observatory known as El Caracol.

One of the most notable series of buildings at the site is that formed by Structures E-1, E-2, and E-3, which are aligned north-south and form an astronomical observatory, the first found in the ...

The tourist of unknown origin climbed to the top of the majestic building and started dancing, which further angered Mexican and foreign visitors enjoying the day off. An angry mob almost lynched ...