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Chichén Itzá to open new site, new experience in 2022 Chichén Viejo is set deep in the jungle and vegetation will be left in its natural state
Published on Monday, February 1, 2021
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A new section of the Chichén Iztá archaeological site will open to the public in 2022, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has announced.
Called Chichén Viejo, or Old Chichén, the new section is set deep in jungle in an area 900 meters south of El Castillo, the towering pyramid that is the largest structure of the ancient Mayan city, located about 40 kilometers west of Valladolid, Yucatán.