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Chichén Itzá:

One Of The New Seven Wonders Of The World

Previously submitted by the portion of the peninsula. The
late Don Kiselewski, MCC, combination translates to
D.S., Palm Beach Gardens “the people who lived at the
Travel Leaders mouth of the well.” Itza is
Cut into the thick derived from Itz (meaning
overgrowth of the flat Yucatán “magic”) and a (meaning
Peninsula, 600 miles to the “water”) – combining them
southwest of South Florida makes “magic water.”
is the Mayan city of Chichén Although the area was
Itzá, which in 2007 was inhabited by the Mayans
proclaimed one of the “New since 1500 B.C., they did
Seven Wonders of the World.” not start grouping into
The prestigious title was bestowed by the New 7 Wonders a city-type complex until
Foundation, a Swiss corporation. The organization announced around sixth century A.D.
the competition in 2001 and after some 200 worldwide This period also saw the
applications, 21 finalists were chosen for a vote in 2006. The first principal transportation
winners were announced on 7/7/07 (I would suspect the date had routes within the city and to Like the Temple of Kukulkan, the Temple of the Warriors in Chichén Itzá was constructed
something to do with the seven wonders). Egypt was not happy the other villages and cities atop an older structure.
with the result, and finally got their Great Pyramid of Giza listed in the Mayan world. During
as an “Honorary Candidate” … always a bridesmaid. the wet season on the peninsula, the land floods, leaving There are approximately 100 sacbeob crisscrossing the site
Chichén Itzá, the name for this ancient city, was derived standing water. To allow unchallenged movement between and extending in many directions to other cities.
from the geography of the Mexican Yucatán Peninsula. The areas, sacbeob were constructed. A sacbe, or “white road” Chichén Itzá was subdivided and separated into various
peninsula is flat with no rivers or lakes, and so obtaining as they are sometimes called, was made by clearing the area sites that at one time were separated by low walls. Three
a life-sustaining water source necessary meant going between two destinations and then elevating the path with of these sites dominate today’s features: the Great North
underground. The spot for the city was chosen because of a rock, building a roadway several feet higher than what the Platform, the Ossario Group and the Central Group.
large sinkhole that filled with ground water. In Mayan, chi high water could rise to in the area. Sand and fine stones filled
means “mouths” and chen means “well,” Itza was the name the upper layer that when tamped formed a hard surface road. Chichén Itzá: on page 11
of the dominant ethnic group that controlled the northern
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