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The proper derivation of the word Yucatán is widely debated. 17th-century Franciscan historian Diego López de Cogolludo offers two theories in particular. [8] In the first one, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, having first arrived to the peninsula in 1517, inquired the name of a certain settlement and the response in Yucatec Mayan was "I don't understand", which sounded like yucatán to the ...
Map of the USA showing borders of states and counties. Adapted by Wapcaplet from a public-domain map courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau website. Date: 25 September 2006: Source: en:File:Map of USA with county outlines.png: Author
The Yalahau Lagoon is a fresh water lagoon and so deep that the water appears to be black. In satellite photographic images the lagoon appears to be a black hole. 21°36′21″N 87°06′12″W / 21.6058°N 87.1033°W / 21.6058; -87
The mouth of Chetumal Bay is directed southward and buffered by the large Belizean island of Ambergris Caye.. Corozal Bay is a smaller inland inlet, that extends to the southwest in the upper region of Chetumal Bay.
The first Maya moved to the Peninsula circa 250 CE, from the Petén (today northern Guatemala), to settle the southeastern peninsula in the modern Bacalar, Quintana Roo. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] In 525, the Chanés (Maya group that preceded the Itza ), moved to the east of the peninsula, founding Chichén Itzá , Izamal , Motul , Ek' Balam , Ichcaanzihó ...
The culture disappeared rapidly after the European contact. Paintings depict human and animal figures and are painted in red, black, white, and yellow. Due to relative inaccessibility of the sites and the dry climate of the region, they have been well preserved. A museum replica is pictured. [17] Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino: Baja California ...
Dzemul meaning "Little Pyramid" has an 18th-century church called the Santa Ana Dzemul, which is very large and is said to be the largest parish church in the Yucatán peninsula. [9] Its long nave has broad transepts and a camari at the back of the apse which is raised. It does not have a dome, a usual feature of that period, but its nave ...
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