"Chichen Itza" Ruinas Chichén-Itzá by kentishgirl

Ruinas Chichén-Itzá Travel Guide: 473 reviews and 1,252 photos

We arrived into Chichen Itza late morning, and trekked a small distance through the rainforest.

Then it just dawns upon you, the Pyramid, the ball court, these magnificent structures, just there in the middle of a rainforest, with the hot Mexican sun beating down on you.

We enjoyed a few hours touring this ancient Mayan City, and then took lunch in a nearby restaurant.
My husband, the brave soul that he is climbed to the top of the pyramid, and then went underneath as well!
We stayed until nightfall to watch
the light and sound show.
We queued for what seemed like hours to get in, in the pouring rain,there was then a storm, and they were unsure if the show would go on....
It did, and the ruins were lit up, and the story was told - unfortunatley it was all in Spanish - so we couldnt understand a word!
However, it was a truly amazing experience.

I would certainly recommend it.

Pros and Cons

Pros:history, views, not touristy
Cons:far away from most places you would stay in
In a nutshell:amazing - a city in the middle of nowhere.

Last visit to Ruinas Chichén-Itzá: Sep 2003
Intro Updated Nov 5, 2004
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Written Nov 5, 2004

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alza Jul 5, 2005 at 7:16 PM

intriguing place. I think I'd also ask my travel mate to climb for the pics... I found the pyramid near Mexico tough, under a burning sun. Is there a bistro at base camp? ;-)
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ATXtraveler Dec 19, 2004 at 12:43 PM

Too bad you were Chichen to go to the top :) Thanks for the fun tips!
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Maria_75 Nov 22, 2004 at 3:35 PM

It wasn't so bad going up, but I had seriously problems getting down again... I heard they have some kind of box to put inside and carry you down, so apparently someone must have gotten stuck there before... ;)
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leonik Oct 28, 2004 at 11:05 AM

beautiful pictures... simply alluring... the steps look awfully steep... i've vertigo and i guess i'd make it to the top but then someone would need to get me down!
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quartinb Sep 22, 2004 at 3:57 AM

it should be a thrilling day,,,pitty yu didn't climb all the way up,,!
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freya_heaven Jul 14, 2004 at 4:13 AM

I'm with you on the height thing, I could not have gone up either! Wonderfu photos, looks an amazing place to visit. Well done again Ali (~_~)
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awayhome Mar 19, 2004 at 2:36 PM

Great start Ali. I hope to visit this place someday-)))