The ICPIG 2009 excursion will be to Chichén Itzá.

Buses will depart on Wednesday, 15 July, at 12:35 pm for Chichén Itzá. A box lunch will be offered to all travelers. The visit will last from 15:00  to 17:30 pm. Dinner will be served from 18:30-20:00. All participants will be taken back to the site to watch the formidable Light and Sound performance. All commodities are included in the registration fee.

Chichén Itzá is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization, located in the northern centre of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the state of Yucatán, México.

Chichén Itzá rose to regional prominence towards the end of the Early Classic period (or, roughly 600 AD). It was, however, towards the end of the Late Classic and into the early part of the Terminal Classic that the site became a major regional capitol, centralizing and dominating political, sociocultural, economic, and ideological life in the northern Maya lowlands. The ascension of Chichén Itzá roughly correlates with the decline and fragmentation of the major centers of the southern Maya lowlands, such as Tikal.

The site contains many fine stone buildings in various states of preservation. The buildings were formerly used as temples, palaces, stages, markets, baths, and ballcourts.

Chichén Itzá, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the second-most visited of Mexico's archaeological sites. The archaeological site draws many visitors from Cancún, who make a day trip on tourist buses.