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The Ixil (pronounced [iÊ‚il]) are a Maya people located in the states of Campeche and Quintana Roo in Mexico and in the municipalities of Santa María Nebaj, San Gaspar Chajul, and San Juan Cotzal in the northern part of the Cuchumatanes mountains of the department of Quiché, Guatemala.
They estimate a human population of between 30,000 and 50,000 during the cultural peak of the city, from 750 to 850 AD. [4] Additionally, researchers believe that Valeriana's social structure and urban density may indicate a highly diverse, organised society in which its residents regularly interacted with their rural neighbours.
Campeche, [b] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche, [c] is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico.Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the southwest, Yucatán to the northeast, Quintana Roo to the east, by the Petén department of Guatemala to the south, and by the Orange Walk District of Belize ...
The modern city of San Francisco de Campeche was founded in 1540 by Francisco de Montejo upon the site of Can Pech, the former capital city of a Maya chiefdom. The city of Campeche was terrorized by pirates and marauders (such as the 1633 Sack of Campeche and the 1663 Sack of Campeche) until the city constructed major fortifications. The ...
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche: Campeche: 1999 895; ii, iv (cultural) The town of Campeche was founded in the 16th century by the Spanish and served as an important centre for colonization and evangelization of the Yucatan Peninsula and nearby regions. It got its fortifications in the 17th and early 18th centuries to protect it from the ...
Calakmul's Stela 88 stands upon the stairway of Structure 13. Calakmul is a modern name; according to Cyrus L. Lundell, who named the site, in Maya, ca means "two", lak means "adjacent", and mul signifies any artificial mound or pyramid, so Calakmul is the "City of the Two Adjacent Pyramids". [2]
Archaeological sites located in the state of Campeche, in southeastern Mexico. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. M.
The geography of Mesoamerica describes the ... a significant degree of decline due to human ... Yucatán into the northern parts of Campeche, there is little ...