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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 .
The site covers approximately 120 square kilometres (47 sq mi). [ 1 ] Particular architectural features known as an " E-Group assemblage" indicate the founding date as being earlier than 150 AD (in the Late Preclassic period), and the city probably flourished during the Classic period of Maya civilization ( c. 250 – c. 900 AD).
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The El Rey site is located on the Mexican coast of the Caribbean Sea, in the hotel zone of the island of Cancun. The island is located on the outskirts of the city centre and is connected by two bridges to the mainland. The original name in the Mayan language is not known.
Xcaret (Mayan pronunciation:) is a Maya civilization archaeological site located on the Caribbean coastline of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. The site was occupied by the pre-Columbian Maya and functioned as a port for navigation and an important Maya trading center .
Chacchoben is one of the more popular ruin sites in southern Quintana Roo, with regular tourist trips from the port of Costa Maya. The surrounding jungle is characterized by abundant species of fauna, such as deer , peccary , armadillo , gray fox , spider monkey and howler monkey .
Uxmal (Yucatec Maya: Óoxmáal [óˑʃmáˑl]) is an ancient Maya city of the classical period located in present-day Mexico.It is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Maya culture, along with Palenque, Chichen Itza and Calakmul in Mexico, Caracol and Xunantunich in Belize, and Tikal in Guatemala.
In the north, there is a 50 km stretch of mangroves from Cancun to the town of Playa del Carmen, opposite the island of Cozumel. Further south are the coastal lagoons of Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve , around which are 23 archeological sites of the Maya civilization .