CHICHEN ITZA
was a large pre columbian city built by the maya civilization . the archaeological site is located in the municipality of tinum , in the mexican state of yucatan
Chichen Itza was a major
focal point in the northern Maya lowlands from the late classic (c.600–900 AD) through
the terminal classic (c.800–900) and into the early portion of the
early postclassic period (c.900–1200). The site exhibits a multitude of
architectural styles,
reminiscent of styles seen in central Mexico and of the puuc and Chenes
styles of
the northern Maya lowlands. The presence of central Mexican styles was
once
thought to have been representative of direct migration or even conquest
from
central Mexico, but most contemporary interpretations view the presence
of
these non-Maya styles more as the result of cultural diffusion .
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