Overview of Chichen Itza Citation Gymnasium and Temples - Where a game, similar to what we call basketball, was played. Because of the temple located at the place of the game, it is thought to have a great significance to the culture. El Castillo Group of the Columns - An extensive series of temples and ruins. Great Well - One of the Cenotes. The other is beyond the view of either picture. Tower - Also called Caracol, it is possibly an astronomical observatory. Palace Nunnery - Called a Nunnery by the early Spanish conquerers, it is probably the place where the royal family lived. The above map was created to go along with the panorama. Both were created by Dr. W.H. Holmes around 1888. Citation Information about El Castillo Back to Chichen Itza. This site is maintained by Ryan Cohagan at Creighton University. Please feel free to visit our course syllabus. My e-mail address is cohagan@creighton.edu I would appreciate some feedback. Created: November 10, 2001 Updated: December 12, 2001