CHICHEN ITZA, LORDS OF THE WATER

Decoding the architecture of antiquity

An episode from the series LIVING STONES

Synopsis

Chichén Itzá was a powerful capital that flourished in the Yucatán between the late 9th century and the early 13th century. Its founders, the Itzas, became the masters of its sacred waters.

For two centuries, the city dominated the region, and its monumental architecture still bears witness to its former splendor.