El Castillo
El Castillo, also known as the Temple of Kukulcan, is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (100 feet)
- Description: pyramid in Chichén Itzá
- Also known as“El Castillo, Chichen Itza”“La Pirámide”“Pyramid of Kukulcan”“Structure 5B18”“Temple of Kukulcán”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chichen Itza and Sacred Cenote.
Sacred Cenote
The Sacred Cenote is a water-filled sinkhole… Sacred Cenote is situated 3 km northeast of El Castillo.
Gran Museo de Chichén Itzá
The Great Museum of Chichén Itzá is an archaeological… Gran Museo de Chichén Itzá is situated 3 km northeast of El Castillo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piste and X-Calakoop.
Piste
Pisté is a village in Tinum Municipality in the center of Yucatán State, Mexico. Piste is situated 3½ km north of El Castillo.
X-Calakoop
X-Calakoop is a village, which is situated 6 km east of El Castillo.
El Castillo
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Latitude
20.66667° or 20° 40′ north
Longitude
-88.58333° or 88° 35′ west
Open location code
76GHMC88+MM
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“El Castillo” goes by many names.
معبد تشيتشن إيتزاArabic
Կուկուլկանի տաճարArmenian
Kukulcán piramideaBasque
Kukulkanen tenpluaBasque
Kukulkango tenpluaBasque
Піраміда КукульканаBelarusian
Piràmide de KukulcanCatalan
Piràmide de KukulkanCatalan
Temple de KukulkánCatalan
卡斯蒂略金字塔Chinese
El CastilloCroatian
Kukulkánova pyramidaCzech
Kukulkánův chrámCzech
އެލް ކަސްޓިލޯDhivehi
El CastilloDutch
piramide van KukulcánDutch
Templo de KukulkanoEsperanto
Templo de KukulkánGalician
פירמידת אל קסטיליוHebrew
कूकूलकान मंदिरHindi
El Castillo, Chichen ItzaIndonesian
Pyramide de KukulcánInterlingua
Piramide di KukulkánItalian
エル・カスティーヨ (チチェン・イッツァ)Japanese
カスティーヨ（マヤのピラミッド）Japanese
엘 카스티요Korean
Templum KukulkanLatin
El KastilijasLithuanian
Kukulkano piramidėLithuanian
Pyramid vum KukulcánLuxembourgish
Пирамида на КукулканMacedonian
എൽ കാസ്റ്റിലൊMalayalam
KukulkanpyramidenNorwegian
KukulcánpyramidenNorwegian Bokmål
KukulkanpyramidenNorwegian Bokmål
کاستیو، چیچن ایتزاPersian
کاستیو، چیچن ایتساPersian
El CastilloPolish
ZamekPolish
Piramida lui KukulkanRomanian
Пирамида К’ук’ульканаRussian
Храм Кукулькана в Чичен-ИцеRussian
Пирамида кукулканSerbian
El CastilloSerbo-Croatian
Kukulcanova piramidaSerbo-Croatian
ڪڪولقان جو مندرSindhi
ڪڪولقان جو مندر (ايل ڪاسٽيلو)Sindhi
El Castillo, Chichen ItzaSlovenian
எல் காஸ்ட்டிலோ பிரமிட்Tamil
எல் காஸ்ட்டீயோ பிரமிட்Tamil
சிச்சென் இட்சா பிரமிட்Tamil
சிச்சென் இட்சாவிலுள்ள பிரமிட்Tamil
Кукулькан пирамидасыTatar
El Castillo, Chichen ItzaTurkish
Піраміда КукульканаUkrainian
ایل کاستیو، چیچن ایتزاUrdu
El CastilloVietnamese
El Castillo, Chichen ItzaVietnamese
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Yucatán: Highlights
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