Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal World Heritage Site

Official name

Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal | UNESCO

Country

Mexico | Map

Continent

North America

Location

Etat de Yucatan, municipalites Muna et Santa Elena
20.3616° Lat, -89.7702° Lon | Map

Code

791

Time Zone

America/Mexico_City (CST, -0600)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1996. The Mayan town of Uxmal, in Yucatán, was founded c. A.D. 700 and had some 25,000 inhabitants. The layout of the buildings, which date from between 700 and 1000, reveals a knowledge of astronomy. The Pyramid of the Soothsayer, as the Spaniards called it, dominates the ceremonial centre, which has well-designed buildings decorated with a profusion of symbolic motifs and sculptures depicting Chaac, the god of rain. The ceremonial sites of Uxmal, Kabah, Labna and Sayil are considered the high points of Mayan art and architecture.