It derives its name from the wells formed by the sinkholes in limestone formations around this location, and the early buildings found on this site are in the Puuc architectural style.
It derives its name from the wells formed by the sinkholes in limestone formations around this location, and the early buildings found on this site are in the Puuc architectural style. Discovered by Edward Herbert, traditions at this location included the Cult of the Cenote, while buildings here include the House of the Dark Writing, the Red House, and the observatory known as El Caracol, or the Snail. Late in its existence, it joined Uxmal and Mayapan to form the League of Mayapan, but was abandoned by the time of the Spanish arrival. Best known for its gigantic pyramid dedicated to Kukulcan, or Quetzlcoatl, and its tlachtli ball court, for ten points, identify this location in the Yucatan, a major center of Mayan civilization.
It derives its name from the wells formed by the sinkholes in limestone formations around this location, and the early buildings found on this site are in the Puuc architectural style.
{Chichen Itza}