The city of Chichen Itza is located in the north of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. In ancient times this city was the political and cultural center of the Maya. The sacred city of Chichen Itza, located 75 miles east of Merida, the capital of Yucatan, Mexico. Some people consider city of Chichen Itza as the one of the religious "power spots", that are associated with the culture of the Maya. A few hundred meters from the main buildings of the city of Chichen Itza is located the "The Pit of Death", which ancient Maya used to commit human sacrifices. Despite the fact, that this "The Pit of Death" is not a sacred place in our time, people go there to give it a coin for good luck and make a wish. Get to the Chichen Itza can be using the map, which shown on the top of this article- simply show it to any taxi driver.