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Chichén-Itzá
The ancient Mayan city of Chichén-Itzá – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – is just a two-and-half-hour drive from Cancún and relatively inexpensive to get to. Busloads of tourists arrive daily to see El Castillo (the iconic stepped pyramid), the Great Ball Court (the largest in the Americas), and the Sacred Cenote (a sinkhole where the Mayans conducted human sacrifice).
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