Civilization 5 World Wonders: Chichen Itza
Building Strategies and Wonder Information
World Wonder: Chichen Itza
Tech Required: Civil Service
Production Cost: 300
What it Does: +4 Happiness, Length of Golden Ages increased by 50% (to 15 Turns). Also provides +1 Great Engineer point.
Strategies
If you are playing Darius of Persia, who gets +50% Golden Age length, or Pedro II of Brazil who gets +100% Tourism during Golden Ages along with GPP bonuses to all Great Artist types, then you absolutely want to aim to build this Wonder and get his bonuses during GAs even longer. With any Civ, if you can accumulate enough Happiness to see frequent Golden Ages and use Great Artists for Golden Ages, then you should be set to win however you like because of all the bonuses that Golden Ages provide.
It matters not where you build this, but Civil Service is an important tech for City Growth because of the boost to Farms with access to fresh water. If you press for this Tech and see yourself first to the Medieval Era, then you know you're in the clear and can be first to finish this great Wonder that will aid you throughout the rest of the entire game. Some players have reported seeing Golden ages last dozens of turns, while I myself have had at most about a 25 turn-straight Golden Age. A lot of development can happen in such a period, and having such a long time to enjoy the GA bonus makes you want to set your Cities to Production and wrap up all those buildings you're behind on by the Medieval era.
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"The katun is established at Chichen Itza. The settlement of the Itza shall take place there. The quetzal shall come, the green bird shall come. Ah Kantenal shall come. It is the word of God. The Itza shall come."
Since playing Immortal, I've never been able to build this Wonder and miss its benefits.