Attractions

Chichen Itza Archaeological Site

Grandiose, harmonious, sumptuous…adjectives often used to describe the archaeological site at Chichen Itza, located 125 kilometers east of Merida and 215 kilometers from Cancun. Travel time from Merida along Highway 180 is approximately 1.5 hours, while travel time from Cancun along the excellent toll Highway 180 D is approximately 2 hours.

The archaeological site of Chichen Itza stretches over 5 square kilometers. The main construction, the pyramid of Kukulcan is an imposing 27 meters structure that encodes precise information about the Mayan calendar. Each face of the four-sided structure has 91 steps, which together with the shared step of the top platform add up to 365, the number of days in a year. At sunset on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, interplay between the sun’s light and the edges of the stepped terraces on the pyramid creates a fascinating shadow display on the sides of the northern stairway.

A serrated line of interlocking triangles gives the impression of a long tail leading downward to the stone head of the serpent Kukulcan, at the base of the stairway. Recent studies by archaeo-astronomers have revealed that other structures at the site have significant astronomical alignments. The Caracol (Snail), is an astonishing 24 meter tower that used to serve as an astronomic observatory. Chichen Itza, perhaps more than any other site, bears testament to the architectural and scientific sophistication of the Mayan civilization.

Admission Rates to Chichen Itza Archaeological Site

The following services must be purchased at the entrance to the archaeological site:

Foreigners:
CULTUR and INAH Admission Price: $166.00 Mexican Pesos
*Both rights must be pay to access.
Admission Price to the Sound and Light Show: $69.00 Mexican Pesos

Mexicans:
CULTUR and INAH Admission Price: $116.00 Mexican Pesos
*Both rights must be pay to access.
Admission Price to the Sound and Light Show: $44.00 Mexican Pesos

Translation hearing aid equipment: $39.00 Mexican Pesos
Under 13 years - Translation hearing aid equipment: $5.00 Mexican Pesos
The show is from Monday to Sunday and starts at 7:00 pm or 8:00 pm according to the daylight saving time.

"Entrance Prices to the Archaeological Site and its various services may change without notice. These prices are informative."

Other places to visit

  • Grottos of Balankanche / Grottos of 2 km. of length that served as refuge to Mayan priests.
  • Natural well “Cenote“ of Yokdzonot / Incomparable place to swim, crystalline waters center of Mayan adoration.
  • Ik-il natural well “Cenote” / Only 5 minutes from the Hotel Villas Arqueologicas Chichen Itza, perfect place to submerge and to live the nature to the maximum.
  • Dzinup natural well “Cenote”/ the more famous of Yucatan and to the world, crystalline waters perfect to relax and to be surprised with its magnitude.
  • Colonial city of Valladolid / Churches, temples and streets, with a gigantic full past of history.
  • Colonial city of Izamal / First Franciscan temple in America, constructed in century XVI, host the Pope Juan Pablo II, the city is world-wide well-known like the city of three hills.
  • “Cenote” Zaci natural well / Majestic ideal natural well totally covered, for adventurers within the city of Valladolid.
  • Temple of Sisal in Valladolid. Temple of century XVII with an impressive history.
  • Temple of San Bernardino / Valladolid / full Place of histories and legend, main church of the city of Valladolid.
  • Archaeological ruins of Ek Balam / In the middle of the peninsula, ruins little explored, and majestic Mayan vestiges.
  • Archaeological ruins of Yaxunah / Archaeological Zone, place where it begins so coveted white way ZACBE that it connected with the Mayan coast of Tulum at the golden time of the Mayans.

Birdwatching

For those bird pals interested in birding in the Yucatan Peninsula, we invite you to visit Villas Arqueologicas Chichen Itza.

The state of Yucatan is home to 445 of the 548 bird species recorded for the Yucatan peninsula, which represents 50% of all birds reported across the country. The species are diverse in that they belong to 68 of the 75 families found in this region. Apart from the great diversity of species found in the area, the region that joins the three states of Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatan, is renowned as a high-endemic area, in flora and fauna.

“The hotel was very convenient for visiting Chichen Itza. You could walk there enjoying the parrots and other birds in the large trees”.

Expedia – traveler from Vancouver, BC
Villas Arqueologicas Chichen Itza
February 23, 2010.

Festivities

  • Celebration of the Three Kings
  • Fair of Valladolid
  • Spring Equinox
  • Summer Equinox
  • Celebration of our Lady Guadalupe
  • Carnival
  • Fair of X’Matkuil
  • Cultural Spring of the Mayab
  • Cultural Autumn
  • Hanal-Pixan
  • Summery Season
  • Easter
  • Merida in Sunday
  • Serenade of Santa Lucia
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