488909 Mexico - Ruins of the ancient population of Chitchen Itza, near Merida, Yucatan, illustration from \'La Illustracion Espanola y Americana\' 1877 (engraving) by Spanish School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Augustus Le Plongeon (1825-1908) and his wife Alice Dixon (1851-1910) extensively excavated and documented the Mayan ruins at Chitchen Itza on the Yucatan peninsula between 1873 and 1885. They were hoping to find evidence of a connection between the civilisation that had lived there and that of Ancient Egypt. Mejico - Ruinas de la antigua poblacion de Chitchen Itza, cerca de Merida de Yucatan. ); 穢 Archives Charmet; Spanish, out of copyright.