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Chacchoben (chak-cho-BEN; Maya for "the place of red corn") is a Maya ruin approximately 110 mi (177 km) south of Tulum and 7 mi (11 km) from the village from which it derives its name. History [ edit ]
English: Steps at Chacchoben. Along the path between the larger temples there is a small grouping of stone footings and stairs from some of the homes built on this site. Along the path between the larger temples there is a small grouping of stone footings and stairs from some of the homes built on this site.
The peoples and cultures which comprised the Maya civilization spanned more than 2,500 years of Mesoamerican history, in the Maya Region of southern Mesoamerica, which incorporates the present-day nations of Guatemala and Belize, much of Honduras and El Salvador, and the southeastern states of Mexico from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec eastwards, including the entire Yucatán Peninsula.
The archaeological site of Limones is located in the community of the same name at the municipality of Bacalar in southern Quintana Roo, Mexico, near the Maya site of Chacchoben. The main pyramid of Limones is visible from the Federal Highway 307 that connects the cities of Cancun and Chetumal .
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:17, 29 May 2016: 5,184 × 3,456 (9.52 MB): Moheen {{Information |Description=Chacchoben, Gran Basamento, Temple 1 Chacchoben (Maya for "the place of red corn") is the name of a Mayan ruin approximately 177 km south of Tulum.
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One of the sights at Kohunlich. Kohunlich (X-làabch'e'en in Modern Mayan) is a large archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located on the Yucatán Peninsula in the state of Quintana Roo about 25 km east of the Rio Bec region, and about 65 km west of Chetumal on Highway 186, and 9 km south of the road.
The name Dzibanche means "writing on wood" in the Mayan language; taking its name from the sculpted wooden lintels of the Temple of the Lintels. [5] Dzibanche is situated 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of the contemporary city of Calakmul. [6]