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Archaeological Sites in the Yucatán
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Chichen Itza - Tour by México
Chichen - Itza, world famous archaeological zone, is located 120 km from Merida via federal highway 180 in the State of Yucatan, Mexico. The name Chichen - Itza is derived from the Mayan language: "Chi" - mouth, "Chen" - well and "Itza" - the tribe that inhabited the area. Between 600 and 1250 A.D. this ancient city whose name means "at the mouth of the Itza well," was the center of political, economic, religious, and military power, not only in Yucatan but also in the entire southeaster part of Mesoamerica. The Itza domain included pert of Tabasco and Campeche, the northern Gulf Coast, and a large part of the southern lowlands. Its sphere of control was based on regional and long distance mercantile activities, which generated one of the most important commercial circuits in all Mesoamerica.
Ciudades Mayas de Mexico
This is a fabulous slide show of both famous and little-known Mayan sites in the Yucatan. A must see!
La Evolucion de la Tierra el Sol los Mayas y el 2012
This slide show (in Spanish) explains some Mayan history, and the meaning of the end of the Mayan calendar.
Mundo Maya
The Mundo Maya covers a territory of 500 thousand square kilometers, now occupied by five Mexican states: Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo; and the Central American countries of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. In this land of great contrasts, where rivers and mountains intertwine with jungle and sea, the Mayan civilization developed three thousand years ago. It is one of the most outstanding cultures of ancient times.
Today, the massive temples and ceremonial centers built by these ancient people are impressive archaeological sites. But the Mayan culture does not belong in a museum--it lives and breaths in the people who populate the Mundo Maya today and who adhere to ancient customs through their art, religion and agriculture.
The world of the Maya has many faces; the steaming tropical jungles, gently-sloping farmlands and harsh savanna flatlands are as much a part of its character as are the towering mountain ranges, soaring volcanic peaks, and sun-kissed Caribbean beaches. It is a utopia for divers, a haven for adventurous travelers and a fertile source of biological and ethnic diversity for historians and ecologists. Charming colonial towns appear at every turn, and ultramodern resorts coexist in harmony with tiny indigenous villages...
Four Archaeological Sites Near Mérida - Travel Yucatán
Ko'ox (Let's Go!) Tours
Explore Yucatan off the beathen path with knowledgeable guide Dan Griffin. Discover little-known ruins, experience Maya culture, and have fun! Distinctive, made-to-order tours, recommended by Frommer's 2012.
