Chicanná was a Maya city that was built during the Classic period. The site was named after its most famous building, Structure II, which means "House of the Serpent Mouth" in Maya. In the Maya language chi means "mouth", can means "serpent" and na means "house". The site is located two kilometers west of Becán in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve of the …Chicanná was a Maya city that was built during the Classic period. The site was named after its most famous building, Structure II, which means "House of the Serpent Mouth" in Maya. In the Maya language chi means "mouth", can means "serpent" and na means "house". The site is located two kilometers west of Becán in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve of the Mexican state of Campeche on the Yucatán Peninsula. It is one of 45 other ruin sites located within that area.
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