Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
Also known as Chichen Itza, Chichén Itzá
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Inscribed
1989
List reference
483
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza is about 110 km east of Mérida. The nearest other World Heritage site is Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal, about 130 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Valladolid · about 48,000 peopleabout 40 km east
- Tizimín · about 42,000 peopleabout 65 km north-east
- Motul · about 21,000 peopleabout 85 km north-west
- Tekax · about 23,000 peopleabout 90 km south-west
- Ticul · about 31,000 peopleabout 100 km west
- Mérida · about 965,000 peopleabout 110 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MexicoCultural130 km away
MexicoNatural166 km away
MexicoCultural226 km away
MexicoMixed315 km away
BelizeNatural384 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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