Calakmul means “two adjacent mounds” in Yucatan Maya, in reference to the 2 biggest pyramids of the site: structures I and II. But, according to some hieroglyphs, the city would also have had other names like Kan “snake” or Ux te tuun “three stones”. It is the site where the greatest number of steles from…
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The first Mayan cities appeared 3,500 years ago. On the coast of the Pacific Ocean. In some of them, such as Paso de la Amada or La Blanca, there were large platforms and walkways where crowds of people congregated. The pottery in those ritual spaces reveals the use of gigantic containers to keep tamales warm…
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Calakmul, an ancient Maya city in Campeche, Mexico’s rainforest, is still a not-so known treasure in the Yucatan Peninsula. The Maya city of Calakmul hides in a dense tropical rainforest abounding with unique fauna. It is a once-in-a-lifetime excursion that deserves a checkmark. Here you’ll find yourself among the ruins, enveloped in a mystical solitude.…
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