Photographer's Note
Chichen Itza from Yucatec Maya: chich'en itza', "At the mouth of the well of the Itza") is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, present-day Mexico.
The site exhibits a multitude of architectural styles, from what is called “Mexicanized” and 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 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.
Source: Wikipedia
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Photo Information
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Copyright: Joao Santos (chulasantos)
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- Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2005-04-20
- Categories: Ruínas
- Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8700, Nikkor 35-280 mm F2.8 - F4.2
- Exposición: f/7.1, 1/290 segundos
- Versión de la foto: Versión original
- Date Submitted: 2007-11-26 14:10