Chichén Itzá is to remain closed to the public during this year’s spring equinox due to COVID-19 concerns. The archaeological site will not admit visitors for three days starting March 20. On March 23 gates will open at their usual time, 8 a.m. The announcement was made through a press release issued by Mexico’s Institute…
Mexico’s Institue of History and Anthropology has announced that it will open a new section of Chichén Itzá to the public in 2022. The area, known as “Chichén Viejo” or old Chichén, features several ancient structures including an archway and a temple full of phallic figures. Though the existence of these structures has been well…
Admission fees to Yucatán’s archaeological sites will rise Feb. 1. The confusion will remain the same. Mexican visitors to Chichén Itzá will now pay 239 pesos, up from 210. The fee for international visitors will now be 539 pesos, up from 497. This price hike comes exactly one year since the last increase. The price…
A tourist from Tijuana raised the ire of security personnel in Chichén Itzá when she ascended the famous Pyramid of Kukulkán. According to security at the archaeological site, the woman showed signs of intoxication. Amongst boos and jeers from other tourists, the woman descended the pyramid and was quickly detained by security. She was then…
Investors with Zenith Aero have announced plans to modernize and re-launch the Chichen Itza airport. In an interview with A21MX, Fernando Rodríguez, legal counsel for Zenith Aero, said the company was working to procure all necessary permits and a fleet of six ATR 72 aircraft. Mr. Rodríguez also noted that Zenith Aero was seeking partnerships…
New research identifies inscriptions found at Chichen Itza as referring to individuals belonging to the royal house of Cocom, a common surname to this day in Yucatán. The discovery was made by the archaeologists Eduardo Pérez de Heredia and Peter Biró, who correlated existing information with hieroglyphs found in the structure known as the Temple…
INAH announced a staggered reopening of Yucatan’s archaeological zones and related museums. The archaeological sites of Uxmal, Xcambó, Mayapán, Izamal and Ek Balam will open Monday “in a gradual and orderly manner,” INAH said. On Thursday, Sept. 17, the Palacio Canton Museum in Merida will reopen, and on Tuesday, Sept. 22, Chichen Itza and Dzibilchaltún…
Mexico’s pre-Hispanic ruin sites have begun reopening to tourists for the first time since they were closed in March under coronavirus contingencies. But not Chichen Itza, Yucatan’s — if not Mexico’s — most famous archaeological site. INAH has not announced a date for its return to public access. On the other side of the Peninsula,…
Authorities concerned about the coronavirus pandemic declared the Chichen Itza archaeological zone closed during the famed spring equinox illusion. “In this week before the equinox, each year we receive the visit of more than 50,000 visitors from different countries,” said Gov. Mauricio Vila in explaining the decision to lock the gates March 20-22. In a…
In a single day, Chichen Itza received 18,696 tourists and set a new record. Last Dec. 19 was the busiest day ever for the archaeological site, according to a Cultur. The crowd was a mix of foreign, national and local tourists, processed by the Board of Trustees of Cultural and Tourist Services Units of Yucatan….
Stray dogs roaming Chichen Itza will be cared for under a state-nonprofit initiative.
Fewer tourists are visiting Yucatan’s are visiting archaeological zones and official museums this year, said the National Institute of Anthropology and History. By June, INAH counted nearly 256,000 visitors, which is 15,562 fewer tourists than last year at this time. This reverses a gradual, upward trend that began in 2013. Chichen Itza remains by far…
Tourist revenue should go to impoverished communities, and more nearby land should be released from private ownership, indigenous vendors say.
Chichen Itza’s “Noches de Kukulkan” won’t be quite as bright after damage from a recent lightning storm. In a repeat of a similar mishap in Valladolid, high-tech electrical components shorted out from a lightning strike. Videomapping projectors cast vivid images on the famous temple; similar shows occur weekly in Merida’s main square. The show, on…
By early afternoon today, Chichen Itza International Airport will have welcomed its first commercial flight in many years.
A day after tourists came to Yucatan to see a “serpent” climb down a temple’s steps, a different natural phenomenon wowed tourists.
[metaslider id=”45704″] It was a fine day for a Spring Equinox in Merida. Thousands flocked to Yucatan’s ancient pyramids Thursday to soak up the rays of the sun in body and spirit. Ancient customs have mingled with New Age spirituality to draw white-clad visitors from around the world seeking to recharge their energy with the…
A lesser-known site close to Merida is an alternative to the crowds at Chichen Itza.
In what the lead archaeologist calls an “incredible” find, researchers have announced the existence of a cave filled with hundreds of artifacts beneath the Chichen Itza ruins.
The Vice President of the National Tourism Business Council, José Chapur Zahoul said that a threatened boycott of Yucatan’s most famous archaeological site has been called off.
Travel agencies from Cancun, Riviera Maya and Cozumel supply 70 percent of Chichen Itza’s 2 million visitors each year.
Doubling the ticket price for foreigners entering Chichen Itza will pay for a plan to evict and relocate souvenir vendors.
Tickets for tourists from outside Mexico rose from 242 (roughly US$12) to 480 pesos (US$24), effective today.
German-born archaeologist Peter Schmidt, whose work helped to safeguard much of Maya culture, died this morning in Mérida.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now