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Labna

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Labna is one of the smaller Ruta Puuc sites of Mayan origin. Most of the site’s buildings are from the Late Classic period, 600-900 AD, like the other UNESCO World Heritage sites here, Uxmal, Kabah and Sayil. The main structure, the Grand Palace, is with its over 120 meters width even larger than similar the [...]
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Sayil

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Sayil, the Maya site located along the Ruta Puuc, covers a much bigger area than the other three sites visited during our Yucatan trip of 2024, Uxmal, Kabah and Labna. Like the others, it is also Late Classic, 600-900 AD. It contains one spectacular building, the Grand Palace. It is more than 70 meters wide, [...]
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Kabah

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Kabah is the second largest Mayan site along the Ruta Puuc in western Yucatan, after Uxmal. Like Uxmal, the architecture here also dates from the Late Classical period, 600-900 AD. The most impressive structure is the Codz Pop, or Palace of the Masks, a 55 meter long building of which the façade has been decorated [...]
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Uxmal

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Uxmal is the most important Maya site along what has become known as the Ruta Puuc, in western Yucatan. Evidence of pottery shows that the site was already occupied by 800 BC, but most of the architecture for which the site is famous dates from what is called the Late Classical period, 600-900 AD. There [...]
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18. the Ruta Puuc Maya sites

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Like in the Rio Beck area earlier, the Ruta Puuc is another area with a high concentration of Maya sites. ‘Puuc’ means hill in the local language, and this is indeed the only area in Yucatan that is a little more undulated, although not a great deal, certainly not in comparison to other regions of [...]
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17. Celestun

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Rio Lagartos is not the only place to see flamingos. In February and March the largest concentration is in the lagunas around Celestun, a small fishing village on the northwestern tip of the Yucatan peninsula. The concept is the same: rent a small boat, and tour the water for 1,5 a 2 hours, mostly at [...]
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16. Izamal

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The reason we were late in Chichen Itza was our decision to visit Izamal on the way, and have lunch there. Izamal is known as the Ciudad Amarillo – the Yellow City -, and as soon as you enter, it is obvious why. All the houses, many of which are probably of colonial origin, have [...]
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15 Chichen Itza

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For us tourist-avers travellers Chichen Itza is a nightmare. According to what we heard from other people, trying to beat the crowds is not an option: by eight in the morning there is already a substantial queue, and in any case, from the Yucatan Country Club we have a two-hour drive to get to the [...]
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14. Merida

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Yucatan’s capital is Merida, a sizable city in its own right, with a quite attractive historical centre. We make our way to the Zocalo, the city’s central square, and we start our trip at the market south of here. This is supposed to be the biggest market in Yucatan, and indeed, we wander through a [...]
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13. the Yucatan Country Club

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For the next few days we make Merida our base. Or more specifically, the Yucatan Country Club, a fabulous development with bungalows and apartments between Progreso and Merida. Friends of ours that we know from long ago had recently bought one of those fabulous apartments, and invited us – no, had insisted, that we stay [...]
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