El Castillo

El Castillo, also known as the Temple of Kukulcan, is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the archaeological site in the Mexican state of .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: pyramid in Chichén Itzá
  • Also known as: “Castillo de Chichen Itza”, “Castillo de Chichen Itzá”, “Castillo de Chichén Itza”, “Castillo de Chichén Itzá”, “El Castillo, Chichen Itza”, “El Kastilijas”, “Kukulcán piramidea”, “Kukulcanova piramida”, “Kukulcánpyramiden”, “Kukulkango tenplua”, “Kukulkánův chrám”, “La Pirámide”, “le Castillo”, “Pirámide de Chichen Itza”, “Pirámide de Chichen Itzá”, “Pirámide de Chichén Itzá”, “Piramide de Kukulcan”, “Pirámide de Kukulcán”, “Piràmide de Kukulcan”, “Pirâmide de Kukulcán”, “Piràmide de Kukulkan”, “Pirâmide de Kukulkán”, “Pirámide del Castillo”, “piramide van Kukulcán”, “Pyramid of Kukulcan”, “Pyramide des Kukulcan”, “Structure 5B18”, “temple de Kukulcán”, “Temple de Kukulkán”, “Temple of Kukulcan”, “Temple of Kukulcán”, “Templo de Kukulcan”, “Templo de Kukulkan”, “Templo maia de Kukulcán”, “Пирамида К’ук’улькана”, “Храм Кукулькана в Чичен-Ице”, “معبدتشيتشن إيتزا”, “எல் காஸ்ட்டிலோ பிரமிட்”, “சிச்சென் இட்சா பிரமிட்”, “சிச்சென் இட்சாவிலுள்ள பிரமிட்”, and “カスティーヨ（マヤのピラミッド）”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Chichen Itza and Sacred Cenote.

Photo: Javier Losa, CC BY 2.0.
Chichén Itzá is the largest of the archaeological…

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The is a water-filled … is situated 3 km northeast of El Castillo.

Museum
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The Great Museum of Chichén Itzá is an archaeological… is situated 3 km northeast of El Castillo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piste and X-Calakoop.

Town
Photo: GiorgioGaleotti, CC BY 4.0.
Pisté is a village in in the center of Yucatán State, . is situated 3½ km north of El Castillo.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km east of El Castillo.

El Castillo

Latitude
20.66667° or 20° 40′ north
Longitude
-88.58333° or 88° 35′ west
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
76GHMC88+MM
Geo­Names ID
3529242
Wiki­data ID
Q1128327
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“El Castillo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد تشيتشن إيتزا”
  • Armenian: “Կուկուլկանի տաճար”
  • Basque: “Kukulkanen tenplua”
  • Belarusian: “Піраміда Кукулькана”
  • Catalan: “temple de Kukulkan”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Kukulkan”
  • Chinese: “卡斯蒂略金字塔”
  • Croatian: “El Castillo”
  • Czech: “Kukulkánova pyramida”
  • Dhivehi: “އެލް ކަސްޓިލޯ”
  • Dutch: “El Castillo”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Kukulkano”
  • French: “pyramide de Kukulcán”
  • French: “Pyramide de Kukulcán”
  • Galician: “Templo de Kukulkán”
  • German: “Pyramide des Kukulcán”
  • Hebrew: “פירמידת אל קסטיליו”
  • Hindi: “कूकूलकान मंदिर”
  • Indonesian: “El Castillo, Chichen Itza”
  • Interlingua: “Pyramide de Kukulcán”
  • Italian: “Piramide di Kukulkan”
  • Italian: “Piramide di Kukulkán”
  • Japanese: “エル・カスティーヨ (チチェン・イッツァ)”
  • Korean: “엘 카스티요”
  • Latin: “Templum Kukulkan”
  • Lithuanian: “Kukulkano piramidė”
  • Luxembourgish: “Pyramid vum Kukulcán”
  • Macedonian: “Пирамида на Кукулкан”
  • Malayalam: “എൽ കാസ്റ്റിലൊ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kukulkanpyramiden”
  • Norwegian: “Kukulkanpyramiden”
  • Persian: “کاستیو، چیچن ایتزا”
  • Persian: “کاستیو، چیچن ایتسا”
  • Polish: “El Castillo”
  • Polish: “Zamek”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Kukulcán”
  • Romanian: “Piramida lui Kukulkan”
  • Russian: “Пирамида Кукулькана”
  • Serbian: “Пирамида кукулкан”
  • Serbian: “Пирамида Кукулкан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “El Castillo”
  • Sindhi: “ڪڪولقان جو مندر (ايل ڪاسٽيلو)”
  • Sindhi: “ڪڪولقان جو مندر”
  • Slovenian: “El Castillo, Chichen Itza”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Kukulcán”
  • Tamil: “எல் காஸ்ட்டீயோ பிரமிட்”
  • Tatar: “Кукулькан пирамидасы”
  • Turkish: “El Castillo, Chichen Itza”
  • Ukrainian: “Піраміда Кукулькана”
  • Urdu: “ایل کاستیو، چیچن ایتزا”
  • Vietnamese: “El Castillo, Chichen Itza”
  • Vietnamese: “El Castillo”

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Places to explore: Chichen Itza and San Felipe Nuevo.

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