natural wonder
Cenote Ik Kil
A stunning open-air cenote with vines cascading 26 meters down limestone walls into crystal-clear turquoise water.
2 km · about 5 min drive
North AmericaMexicoYucatán
Chichén-Itzá
Yucatán, Mexico · North America
About Chichén-Itzá
Chichén-Itzá is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Piste, 2km from Cenote Ik Kil.
Chichén-Itzá is in Yucatán, Mexico, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Piste, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Chichén-Itzá?
Within an hour or so of Chichén-Itzá: Cenote Ik Kil (2 km), Valladolid (38 km), Cenote Zací (39 km), Cenote Suytun (46 km).
Where is Chichén-Itzá?
Chichén-Itzá is in Yucatán, Mexico, about 4 km from Piste.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,000
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Yucatán
- Timezone
- America/Merida
- Coordinates
- 20.6667, -88.5667
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Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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Worth the detour from Chichén-Itzá
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Valladolid
A charming colonial town known for its pastel-colored buildings, the stunning Convent of San Bernardino, and nearby cenotes.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Cenote Zací
A half-collapsed cenote right in central Valladolid, a few blocks from the plaza: black catfish in green water, curtains of vine hanging from the open roof, and a swim you can walk to from your hotel.
39 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Cenote Suytun
A mystical underground cenote where a single beam of sunlight pierces through a hole in the cave ceiling onto a circular stone platform.
46 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
Ek' Balam
A walled Maya city north of Valladolid where you can still climb the Acropolis past the plaster stucco jaws of a monster-mouth doorway guarding a king's tomb. Far quieter than Chichén Itzá an hour away.
51 km · about 60 min drive
photogenic
Izamal
The "Yellow City": nearly every building painted egg-yolk ochre, built around the vast Franciscan monastery of San Antonio de Padua, whose atrium is second in size only to the Vatican's and which sits atop a Maya pyramid.
55 km · about 65 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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