That would be CHICHEN ITZA, a large pre-Columbian archealogical site built towards the northern centre of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the Municipality of Tinúm, Yucatán state, present-day Mexico, by the Maya civilization.
Xcalacoop is a town in Mexico near the Classic-era Mayan city of Chichen Itza. To find this, open Google Maps and search for 'Xcalacoop Mexico'. You'll see Chichen Itza just to the northwest, near the town of Piste.
The site was a huge focal point for the northern Maya lowlands, right through from the Late Classic through the Terminal Classic and even brushing through to the earlier portions of the Early Postclassic period. Many architectural styles are exhibited by the site, from what is called 'In the Mexican Origin', and is highly reminiscent of styles seen in central Mexico to the Puuc style found among the Puuc Maya of the northern lowlands.
The presence of central Mexican styles was once put down to direct migration, and in some circumstances, conquest from central Mexico, but in modern times the thinking points more towards the reasons behind this being down to cultural diffusion.
The ruins of the great Chichen Itza temple are owned by the state, and the upkeep of the site is maintainded by Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History, INAH). The land under the monuments had been privately-owned until 29 March 2010, when it was purchased by the state of Yucatán.
Xcalacoop is a town in Mexico near the Classic-era Mayan city of Chichen Itza. To find this, open Google Maps and search for 'Xcalacoop Mexico'. You'll see Chichen Itza just to the northwest, near the town of Piste.
The site was a huge focal point for the northern Maya lowlands, right through from the Late Classic through the Terminal Classic and even brushing through to the earlier portions of the Early Postclassic period. Many architectural styles are exhibited by the site, from what is called 'In the Mexican Origin', and is highly reminiscent of styles seen in central Mexico to the Puuc style found among the Puuc Maya of the northern lowlands.
The presence of central Mexican styles was once put down to direct migration, and in some circumstances, conquest from central Mexico, but in modern times the thinking points more towards the reasons behind this being down to cultural diffusion.
The ruins of the great Chichen Itza temple are owned by the state, and the upkeep of the site is maintainded by Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History, INAH). The land under the monuments had been privately-owned until 29 March 2010, when it was purchased by the state of Yucatán.
