• Submitted by: manso
• International
• 01 / 11 / 2011

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Autor: Yllen Riquelme. PL. 10 de Enero 2011. Merida, (Prensa Latina).- The Cuban children´s theater company La Colmenita visited the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza in search of new horizons to enrich its presentations.

The young members of the company visited the Mexican villa of Merida as part of the celebrations for the 469th anniversary of its founding. There they learned details about the history of the ancient Maya civilization.

It was interesting for the kids to visit the remains of the buildings that are still in good shape thanks to the work of restoration and conservation of the specialists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History.

Chichen Itza, which means "Wizard of the land Water" is located in Yucatan and was founded in 525 AD. Its buildings show a large number of architectural and iconographic elements.

In 1988 it was declared a World Heritage Site by the Organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Source: Cubarte