. . . . . "Chichen Itza (/t\u0283i\u02D0\u02C8t\u0283\u025Bn i\u02D0\u02C8ts\u0251\u02D0/, Spanish: Chich\u00E9n Itz\u00E1 [t\u0283i\u02C8t\u0283en i\u02C8tsa], from Yucatec Maya: Chi'ch'\u00E8en \u00CCitsha' [t\u0255\u02B0i\u0294t\u0255\u02BC\u00E8\u02D0n \u00EC\u02D0ts\u02B0a\u0294]; \"at the mouth of the well of the Itza\") was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. The archaeological site is located in Tin\u00FAm Municipality, Yucat\u00E1n State, Mexico.Chichen Itza was a major focal point in the Northern Maya Lowlands from the Late Classic (c. AD 600\u2013900) through the Terminal Classic (c."@en .