17+ Cancun Mexico Mayan Ruins Chichen Itza Images. These ancient mayan temple ruins in mexico are shrouded in mystery. Chichen itza is also the largest and most impressive of the mayan ruins, is an spectacular and mystical place to visit, if you only want to do one day trip during your vacation in cancun, this should be this one.

Cancun, mexico (cnn) — mexico is the north american nation with the most unesco world heritage sites, thanks in large part to its rich history one of the most famous destinations, and most popular, is chichen itza, which was a thriving city of the mayans tracing its roots to the fifth century ad.

As a unesco world heritage site and one of the most iconic sites out of all of the mayan ruins, chichen itza receives more than 1.5 million visitors each year. Photography gallery of chichén itzá, fotos. Traveling to mexico comes with its perks like visiting mayan ruins and enjoying a nice vacation away from it all. Historians estimate that mayapan is just over 1,000 as one of the new seven wonders of the world, chichen itza is mexico's most famous mayan city, attracting lots of visitors each year.