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This historical stronghold of the Mayan civilization was important by about 600 A.D., but didn't realize its full strength until most of the Mayan cities to the South had already collapsed (between the 10th and 12th centuries). After some 40 years of published reports and amateur investigation, the site was finally formally and professionally excavated beginning in 1924, and today still undergoes periodic restoration projects. Chíchen Itzá is recognized as a World Heritage Site.