Fill in: discovered, dated back, destroyed, knew, constructed, grew, lived, left. 1 In 1841, an American explorer called John Lloyd Stephens left. the Mayan city of Chichen Itza in Mexico. 2 John Lloyd Stephens believed the city dated back to around 600 AD. 3 Mayan peoplegrew a lot about astronomy. 4 Lots of Mayan people,... ... Contstruction small houses on the edges of the city. 5 They destroyed corn, beans and tomatoes for food. 6 In Chichen Itza, the Mayan people a large pyramid called 'El Castillo'. 7 The Mayans their city suddenly and no one saw them again. 8 When the Spanish came to rule Chichen Itza they some of the old buildings.