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    Chichén Itzá (often spelled Chichen Itza in English and traditional Yucatec Maya) was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal...
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  • Itza may refer to: Itza people, an ethnic group of Guatemala Itzaʼ language, a Mayan language Itza Kingdom (disambiguation) Itza, Navarre, a town in Spain...
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    that time, the archaeological site of Chichén Itzá was located on an estate, also called Chichén Itzá, owned by Juan Sosa. Frederick Catherwood illustrated...
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  • with sub families like Itzaʼ. The government of Guatemala banned the speaking of Itzá in the 1930s and two generations of Itzá Maya have grown up learning...
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    Chichén Itzá. While part of the story of Hunac Ceel seem to be more mythical than historical, it is generally accepted that the Itza of Chichén Itzá were...
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    Lake Petén Itzá (Lago Petén Itzá, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlaɣo peˈten iˈtsa]) is a lake in the northern Petén Department in Guatemala. It is the third...
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  • Chichen Itza International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Chichen Itzá) (IATA: CZA, ICAO: MMCT) is an international airport located in...
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  • Chichén Itzá is a train station near Pisté, Yucatán. It serves the archaeological site of the same name. Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the Tren...
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    guides. They arrived at the western end of Lake Petén Itzá to an enthusiastic welcome by the local Itza. The following day, the current Aj Kan Ek' travelled...
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    from Telchaquillo who conquered Chichen Itzá and founded the Cocom dynasty. While the rulers of Chichen Itzá were in part descendants of Toltec outsiders...
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    army to Chichen Itzá only to find the city completely abandoned. Sac Nicté led the Itzá to Nojpetén where they established a new Itza Kingdom. Ah Ulil...
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    etc.) believed to be of interest to the Mesoamerican residents of Chichén Itzá, sight lines for 20 can be found in the structure. Since a portion of the...
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    a campaign on the news programs to encourage people to vote for Chichen Itzá.[citation needed] The other 13 finalists, chronologically were: Wonders of...
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    with Tula in Chichén Itzá is also taken as evidence for a Toltec horizon. The nature of interaction between Tula and Chichén Itzá has been especially controversial...
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    Iza – Itza...
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    (population 22,600). Its Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá is the cathedral episcopal seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén (formerly...
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    style has been documented as far away as at Chichen Itza to the east and Edzna to the south. Chichén Itzá was originally thought to have been a Postclassic...
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    found at archaeological sites in the Yucatán Peninsula, such as Chichen Itza, Uxmal and Mayapan. The depiction of the Feathered Serpent is present in...
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    Isla de Flores is an island located in Lake Petén Itzá, belongs to the Petén Department, Guatemala. The city of Flores is located on this island, which...
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    Sacred Cenote (category Chichen Itza)
    Itza. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-71098-4. Coggins, Clemency Chase (1992). Artifacts from the Cenote of Sacrifice, Chichén Itzá...
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  • to a Chakʼan Itza town called Saklemakal. They arrived at the western end of Lake Petén Itzá to an enthusiastic welcome by the local Itza. The following...
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    Nojpetén (category Itza)
    Tayasal) was the capital city of the Itza Maya kingdom of Petén Itzá. It was located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in the modern department of Petén in...
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    Lake Petén Itzá near to the Itza capital. As they scouted along the south shore they were shadowed by about 30 Itza canoes, and more Itzas approached...
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    by the Mixtec, and the lowland Maya area had important centers at Chichén Itzá and Mayapán. Toward the end of the post-Classic period, the Mexica established...
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    Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cenotes of the Yucatán. Cenotes of Chichén Itzá Doline, Sinkhole, Cenote Sistema Zacatón Stages in the Formation of a Cenote...
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  • Itza, Yucatan. Severing of the head is also seen in the Popol Vuh. Some sources say the winning team's captain was decapitated, and at Chichen ìtza you...
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  • Conquests of the Imagination: Maya-Mexican Polarity and the Story of Chichén Itzá. Lindsay Jones. American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 99, No. 2 (Jun...
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    Chichen Itza site. Human sacrifice on a large scale was introduced to the Maya by the Toltecs from the appearances of the tzompantli in the Chichen Itza ball...
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  • Children's literature portal The Dark Star of Itza: The Story of a Pagan Princess is a children's historical novel by Alida Malkus. It portrays the way...
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  • Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 WTA Finals. It was her 10th and last career...
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