Becan
Xpujil, Mexico
Becan is a Maya city in the forests of southern Campeche, Mexico, surrounded by a dry moat almost 2 km long that is…
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Ancient Cities in Mexico
Mexico's ancient cities run from the Zapotec hilltops of Oaxaca to Maya capitals deep in the rainforest of Campeche and Chiapas.
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Xochicalco
Miacatlán, Mexico
Xochicalco is a hilltop city in western Morelos, 38 km south-west of Cuernavaca, that flourished between about AD 700…
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Xochitecatl
Nativitas, Mexico
Xochitecatl is a ceremonial centre on the summit of an extinct volcano in the state of Tlaxcala, begun around 800 BC,…
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Yaxuna
Yaxcabá, Mexico
Yaxuna is a Maya city in central Yucatan, about 20 km south-west of Chichen Itza, that was lived in from the Middle…
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Atzompa
Oaxaca, Mexico
Atzompa is a Zapotec hilltop city above the Oaxaca valley, a satellite of Monte Alban that flourished in the Late…
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Balamku
Calakmul, Mexico
Balamku is a small Maya site in the forest of southern Campeche, about 50 km north of Calakmul, discovered only in…
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Cantona
Tepeyahualco, Mexico
Cantona is a fortified pre-Hispanic city on a lava field in eastern Puebla, at about 2,500 metres, which flourished…
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Chicanna
Xpujil, Mexico
Chicanna is a small Maya site in southern Campeche, famous for a temple whose doorway is carved as the gaping mouth of…
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El Rey Ruins, Cancun
Cancún, Mexico
El Rey is the largest Maya site on the island of Cancun, a group of 47 low temples, platforms and houses set between…
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Plazuelas
Pénjamo, Mexico
Plazuelas is a pre-Hispanic city of the Bajio tradition in Guanajuato, on a hillside 11 km west of Penjamo, occupied…
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Sayil
Oxkutzcab, Mexico
Sayil is a Maya city of the Puuc hills in Yucatan, south of Uxmal, best known for its Great Palace, a three-level…
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Tula Archaeological Site
Tula de Allende, Mexico
Tula, the ancient Tollan in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, was the capital of the Toltecs and reached its height between…
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