Chichen Itza yakapinda mukufungidzira kwakakurumbira muna 1843 nebhuku rinonzi Incidents of Travel in Yucatan rakanyorwa naJohn Lloyd Stephens (ine mifananidzo naFrederick Catherwood). Bhuku racho rakataura nezvekushanya kwaStephens kuYucatán uye rwendo rwake rwemaguta eMaya, kusanganisira Chichén Itzá. Bhuku racho rakakurudzira kumwe kuongorora kweguta. Muna 1860, Désiré Charnay akaongorora Chichén Itzá uye akatora mifananidzo yakawanda yaakaburitsa muCités et ruines américaines (1863). Mubvunzo: Chii chaive mhedzisiro yebhuku?
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