MEXICAN STANDOFF THE BATTLE OF CHICHEN ITZA

From: The Independent - London | Date: November 7, 2007 | Copyright information

Since being named as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World, the Mayan temple has been the focus of an ownership dispute between a local family and those who want it to be returned to the people. David Usborne reports from Yucatan

A jewel of archaeology

Even before the sun has begun to heat the pale stones of the Temple of Kukulkan pyramid and the adjacent Great Ball Court, the daily invasion of the Chichen Itza, the archeological jewel in the heart of Mexico's Yucatn peni...

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