December
18
/ 2019
The world-famous ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá, with its sprawling ruins shadowed by its steep iconic pyramid was founded at least 400 years earlier than previously thought. Dr Guillermo de Anda is an underwater archaeologist and head of the Great Maya Aquifer (GAM) project, that explores and maps cenotes, or sacred sinkholes, on the Yucatán peninsula. The professor has told reporters at the Spanish daily newspaper Milenio that the ancient city of Chichén Itzá was not founded in 525 AD, as currently believed, but about 100 AD, which rewrites this period of Mexico’s history. Putting the Location in Context Chichén Itzá is a ruined ancient Maya city occupying an area of about 4 square miles (10 square km) in
