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Compare Tikal vs Chichén Itzá
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Tikal is about 1 millennia older than Chichén Itzá.
Oldest
Tikal
400 BCE – 900 CE
Longest span
Tikal
400 BCE – 900 CE
Most popular
Chichén Itzá
85 / 100
Distance apart
401 km
Tikal → Chichén Itzá
UNESCO World Heritage
- TikalListed
- Chichén ItzáListed
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Evidence & Interpretation
Tikal Guatemala, Petén Basin | Chichén Itzá Mexico, Yucatán Peninsula | |
|---|---|---|
| Date Range | 400 BCE – 900 CE | 600 CE – 1200 CE |
| Province | Petén Department | Yucatán |
| Region | Petén Basin | Yucatán Peninsula |
| Popularity | 78 / 100 | 85 / 100 |
| Eras | Pre-Columbian, Classical, Roman, Late Antique | Pre-Columbian, Early Medieval, High Medieval |
| Civilizations | Maya | Maya |
| Evidence & Interpretation | 3✓ 2? 2✗ | 4✓ 2? 2✗ |
| Wikipedia | 14.3K views/mo | 50.1K views/mo |