Chichen Itza
September 25th 2008 Founding Chichen:
Chichen Itza “the mouth of the well of the Itza” owes its name to the original settlers, the Itza, who founded the city near the cenote (sinkhole or well) of Xtoloc.
Chichen Viejo (old Chichen) was occupied by ancestors of the Yucatec Maya who migrated from the south and west during the 400s CE (Common Era or AD, the time after the birth of Christ).
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