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Identifying a location: Chichen Itza
Toponym:
Chichen Itza: The name Chichen Itza is a Mayan language term for “at the mouth of the well of the Itza."
The Itza were an ethnic group of Mayans who had risen to power in the northern part of the Yucatan peninsula
Site:
Chichen Itza is located in the middle of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, not too close to the coast. The site itself is a large ancient city with impressive Mayan ruins, including the famous pyramid, El Castillo.
Situation:
Chichen Itza's situation is interesting because it's not too far from important resources like fresh water from cenotes (natural sinkholes) and fertile land for agriculture. It was also strategically positioned for trade routes that connected different parts of the Mayan world, making it a bustling center for commerce and culture in the past.
Time Compression:
Time-space compression is a geographical concept that describes the shrinking of the world due to developments in technology, communications, transport, and capitalist processes
For example: Faster communication through email and instant messaging. Quick global travel via fast international flights. Rapid information access through the internet. Efficient global supply chains for faster product delivery.
Indigenous Toponyms and their origin:
"Oaxaca": Derived from the Nahuatl word "Huaxyacac," which refers to the place of the guaje trees.
"Yucatán": There are different theories, but one suggests it's from the Mayan "u than," meaning "listen how they speak," reportedly what the Mayans said when they first met Spanish explorers.
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