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Arqueología Campeche
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Mayan Archaeological Sites in Yucatán
Archaeological Sites in Oaxaca
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Arqueología Campeche
Northern Mexico
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Dzibanché was inhabited from 300 to 1550 A.D.
Its peak was from the Early Classic to the Late Postclassic (300-1000 A.D).
The site is surprinsingly extensive with scatered structures around an area of just over 15 square miles, with various architectural complexes of enormous monumentality and constructive quality.
It is one of the largest and most important settlements in southern Quintana Roo.
Must see Buildings
Four architectural groups make up the site: Kinichná or the Main Group, to the north, Tutil to the west, Lamay or Central Complex, to the center and Dzibanché to the east. The four groups were intercommunicated by sacbes.
The Palacio de los Dinteles (Palace of the Lintels), was the first restored structure and the one who gave its name to the site. The pyramid is topped by a temple with two galleries, and the famous lintel with Maya calendrical inscription.
Not far is the Palacio de los Tucanes (Palace of the Toucans) and the Plaza Gann, followed by the Templo de los Cautivos (Temple of the Captives), named this way for the carvings in its steps.
On the east site of the plaza is the Templo de los Cormoranes (Temple of the Cormorants), the highest structure in the site and is decorated with friezes that were sculpted from stucco and coated with red color.
Exit the plaza, at the top of the stairs, is Plaza del Xibalbá (Plaza of the Underworld), with a couple of structures in the north and the south.
Across the plaza is the Templo del Buho (Temple of the Owl), an amazing building with an inner chamber with a stairway leading to another chamber where a burial of an important ruler was found with rich offerings. The panoramic view at the top will leave you breathless !
Dzibanché
Location
It is located 81 km northwest of Chetumal.
Hours
Monday to Sunday from 8:00 to 17:00 hrs.