The name Chichen Itza translates to “at the mouth of the ... the group known as the Itza were referred to as “the people who speak our language brokenly” by the existing Yucatec Maya.

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 ...