Chichén Itzá in words: a text walk for screen readers

This is Chichén Itzá as a text adventure. It uses the same real, named places as the 3D version, and every building is described the way you'd find it inside. It works with any screen reader and keyboard, and you don't need graphics.

Play

Type a command and press Enter, or use the buttons. Try look, north, go to and a place name, enter, menu, order 1, sit, talk, leave or help.

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What the buildings of Chichén Itzá look like inside

38 named places from the real map are in this walk. Here is what each kind is like when you step through the door, with real examples you can visit:

Shop — 29 in Chichén Itzá

Shelves of goods run in rows toward the back, there's a display table near the door, and a register counter sits beside the entrance.

For example: Plataforma de Venus, Templo de las Grandes Mesas, Templo de los Guerreros, Chichen Itzá.

Restaurant — 3 in Chichén Itzá

Tables with paired chairs fill the room, and high-backed booths run down one wall. A chalkboard menu hangs over the kitchen counter at the back, where a server stands ready. Posters brighten the side wall.

For example: Oxtun, Pavarotti, Restaurante La Palapa.

Hotel — 3 in Chichén Itzá

The lobby has a long front desk with a brass bell and a wall of key-card slots behind it. There's a red rug with a sofa and armchairs, tall potted plants, a brass luggage cart and two elevator doors. A chandelier glitters overhead. Past the lobby, a corridor leads to guest rooms, each with a bed, nightstands and lamps, a TV on the dresser and a window.

For example: Mayaland Hotel & Bungalows, Hotel Villas Arqueológicas, Hacienda Chichen & Yaxkin Spa.

Café — 1 in Chichén Itzá

The espresso machine hisses behind a wooden counter, next to a grinder and a glass case of pastries. A chalkboard lists the drinks. Small round tables fill the room, and a sofa corner with a rug, a lamp and a bookcase sits by the window. Warm bulbs hang low over everything.

For example: Café y Artesanías.

Place of worship — 1 in Chichén Itzá

Rows of pews split by a centre aisle lead to an altar at the front, with a plant standing on either side. It's calm and still.

For example: Templo Presbiteriano "Peniel".

Office — 1 in Chichén Itzá

Desks with chairs, a bookcase of files and a few plants. It's quiet apart from keyboards.

For example: Centro de Investigación Chichén Itzá.