Many of the buildings at this site are influenced by Puuc-style architecture, such as the Monjas, while a temple with numerous carved columns around its base shows Toltec influence. This Classic and Postclassic state was ruled by a council of the elite families. The Caracol, an observatory with a spiral staircase, is among its ruins, as well as the Castillo, the Temple of 
Many of the buildings at this site are influenced by Puuc-style architecture, such as the Monjas, while a temple with numerous carved columns around its base shows Toltec influence. This Classic and Postclassic state was ruled by a council of the elite families. The Caracol, an observatory with a spiral staircase, is among its ruins, as well as the Castillo, the Temple of the Warriors, a huge ballcourt, and two cenotes, or wells. FTP, identify this Mayan ruin in the Mexican state of Yucatán.          |
Many of the buildings at this site are influenced by Puuc-style architecture, such as the Monjas, while a temple with numerous carved columns around its base shows Toltec influence.
{Chichén Itzá}