Chichén Itzá translates as "At the Mouth of the Well of the Itza" in Yucatec Mayan, a reference to the nearby Sacred Cenote, or sinkhole, where offerings were made to various deities and from which the city derived much of its water supply. Juan Esteban visitó las ruinas de Chichén Itzá el verano pasado con un equipo de arqueólogos.