Yaxuná

Coordinates: 20°27′N 88°40′W / 20.450°N 88.667°W / 20.450; -88.667
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Yaxuna is a

Yucatán, Mexico
.

A tourist’s photo: angled towards us is a pyramid-like Mayan structure made out of stones with grass growing out of the stones. The sky is blue with clouds on the left.
View of Yaxuna archeological site

The settlement had a long continuous occupation running from the Middle Formative Period through the Postclassic. The Late Formative saw the construction of a number of

Chichén Itzá
to the north began a war with the Coba state, and Yaxuna constructed a city wall, but Chichén Itzá appears to have conquered the city by around 950. Sacked and ritually destroyed, the city never recovered. By the Postclassic (1100–1697), the population was much reduced, with new construction limited to minor additions to older architecture..

Three stone pillars, aged and a few feet tall sit atop intricate stone carved foundation depicting a face in the center and two flowers on either side
Stone pillars with carvings

References

  1. ^ "Nuestros municipios - Yaxcabá". Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  2. ^ Sharer, Robert with Traxler, Loa. The Ancient Maya.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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20°27′N 88°40′W / 20.450°N 88.667°W / 20.450; -88.667