The most famous and best restored of the Yucatán Maya sites, Chichén Itzá (Mouth of the Well of the Itzáes; admission M$95, parking M$10, sound-&-light show M$30, guide M$500-600; 8am-5:30pm winter, to 6pm summer) while tremendously overcrowded – every gawker and their grandmother is trying to checkThe most famous and best restored of the Yucatán Maya sites, Chichén Itzá (Mouth of the Well of the Itzáes; admission M$95, parking M$10, sound-&-light show M$30, guide M$500-600; 8am-5:30pm winter, to 6pm summer) while tremendously overcrowded – every gawker and their grandmother is trying to check off the new seven wonders of the world – will still impress even the most jaded visitor. Many mysteries of the Maya astronomical calendar are made clear when one understands the design of the ‘time temples’ here. Other than a few minor passageways, climbing on the structures is not allowed.…see moresee less
