ZONA ARQUEOLÓGICA DE XCALUMKÍN
The few buildings explored and restored are of modest size, and correspond to puuc architectural standards.
The first traces of sedentary occupation of this fertile valley, through ceramic remains, date from a few centuries before our era, during the Late Preclassic period. The city then developed and reached its peak in the 8th and 9th centuries. The few buildings explored and restored, of modest size, correspond to Puuc architectural standards. The vast site, 10 km2, was not of prime importance because there is no trace of an imposing ceremonial centre, pyramidal bases or ball games. Discovered in 1887, it was ransacked around 1950 and partially restored from 1992. Fortunately, the damage and theft did not take away all the hieroglyphic inscriptions that are present everywhere. Analyzed, they relate events between 728 and 761 AD, including the close relationship between this city and the island of Jaina, barely 50 km away. Several pieces with inscriptions (lintels, columns, uprights, capitals, steles) are exposed in the Museo de Arquitectura Maya of Campeche.
Continue the route.... If you like to take a roundabout route, you can continue your journey from the site to Bolonchén de Rejón. From there, a few minutes by car, you can reach the caves of Xtacumbilxuna'an. North of Bonlonchén you reach the Yucatán passing even another small puuc site, Chunhuhub. Towards the south, you can easily reach the archaeological sites of the Ruta Chenes
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