Chichen Itza land sold to Yucatan
The archeological site of Chichen Itza:
The land under the Chichen Itza ruins used to be privately owned until this year. However, as this online article at Art Daily recounts, the owner Hans Jurgen Thies Barbachano sold the 205, 067 acres for $17,800,150 US on March 29, 2010 to the State of Yucatan, Mexico.