Chichen Itza is amazing, not just because of the unprecedented human ability to create something of an unimaginable engineering scale but also for demonstrating the integration of architectural ingenuity with myth and science, legends and history. This becomes clear when I wander through the sprawling complex where almost a millennium of heritage is displayed by an assembly of ruined monuments, some awed with art that expresses the lifestyle and traditions of the period.Chichen Itza is amazing, not just because of the unprecedented human ability to create something of an unimaginable engineering scale but also for demonstrating the integration of architectural ingenuity with myth and science, legends and history. This becomes clear when I wander through the sprawling complex where almost a millennium of heritage is displayed by an assembly of ruined monuments, some awed with art that expresses the lifestyle and traditions of the period.While doing so, Fabio’s narration links the monuments with interesting episodes from the Mayan and Toltec civilisation, which between 3rd and 13th century spread across the Mesoamerica region, covering slices of today’s Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
