Chichen Itzá En Ingles

History of Chichen Itzá

 Chichen Itzá was a city built by the Mayas. This city is located in the Mexican state of Yucatán.

 This city was built and established before the period of Christopher Colombus.

 The Itzas were a group of people that settled in “Chichen Viejo”. Then, they built Chichen Itzá. They abandoned it came back many times, until the Toltecs conquered them in 987 A.D.

 When the Spanish conquest arrived in the 16th century, Chichen Itzá was already abandoned and turned into ruins.

Main structures of Chichen Itzá

 Chichen Itzá is a major attraction for tourists because of its beautiful structures such as “El Castillo”.

 It receives almost 1.2 million tourists each year.

 “El Castillo” or “The Kukulkan Pyramid” is a representation of the Mayan Calendar.

 It has 4 staircases with 91 steps on each one, making it 365 days or a year.

 El Castillo was declared one of the New Seven Wonders of the world in 2007 by New7Wonders Foundation.

Interesting fact: El Castillo

 During 21th, 22th of March, the northwest corner of the pyramid makes a shadow that looks like a snake climbing down the pyramid. It represents the god, Kukulkan.

The Great Ball Court

 The Great Ball Court in Chichen Itzá was use to play a sport called Mesoamerican ballgame.

 The game was played by hitting a ball made of rubber with the hip and pass it through rings.

Cenote Sagrado

 Cenote Sagrado is a sinkhole caused naturally by erosion.

 It contains water.

 This place was use by the Mayans to make rituals and to pray the gods.

 Mayans sacrificed humans and expensive materials such as jewelry to ask for the rain.

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