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  2. Yucatán Peninsula - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Haciendas of Yucatán - Wikipedia

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    Haciendas of Yucatán were agricultural organizations that emerged primarily in the 18th century. They had a late onset in Yucatán compared with the rest of Mexico because of geographical, ecological and economical reasons, particularly the poor quality of the soil and lack of water to irrigate farms.

  4. List of World Heritage Sites in Mexico - Wikipedia

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    The town of San Miguel de Allende (pictured) was established in the 16th century to protect the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. It has numerous religious and civic buildings from the 18th century, in the so-called Mexican Baroque style. Some buildings show transition to the neoclassical style. Urban buildings are unusually large and rich for a ...

  5. Yucatán - Wikipedia

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    The henequen grown in the Yucatan was used around the world for rope and twine, and became known as sisal rope, named after the seaside town of Sisal, from where the rope was shipped. Today Sisal is a sleepy fishing village, being rediscovered by locals and visitors as a beach location for vacation homes.

  6. Sayil - Wikipedia

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    The site is located in the karst limestone hills of the Puuc region of the northern Yucatan Peninsula. [3] Sayil is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the contemporary Puuc archaeological site of Kabah, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from in Xlapak and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Labna. [4] It was built in a shallow valley among low, steep hills. [5]

  7. El Castillo, Chichen Itza - Wikipedia

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    El Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [el kas'tiʎo], 'the Castle'), also known as the Temple of Kukulcan is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán.

  8. Tulum - Wikipedia

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    Tulum (Spanish pronunciation:, Yucatec Maya: Tulu'um) is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. [1]

  9. Kabah (Maya site) - Wikipedia

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    Kabah, Codz Poop palace, side view. Kabah (also spelled Kabaah, Kabáh, Kahbah and Kaba) is a Maya archaeological site in the Puuc region of western Yucatan, south of Mérida.It was incorporated together with Uxmal, Sayil and Labna as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.

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