Insight Guides Pocket Cancun & Cozumel by Insight Guides

Author:Insight Guides
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Mexico
Publisher: Apa Publications
Published: 2017-09-04T04:00:00+00:00

Other Puuc Sites

Uxmal was a very rich city at the height of its powers and protector of many smaller settlements, which paid tribute to it both in food and money. A string of these sites now forms what is called the Puuc Route, and they can all be visited in one day. Though small, each one has something different to reveal.

First in the tour is Kabáh, only 27km (17 miles) south of Uxmal. The major structure here is the Codz-Pop or Palace of the Masks, constructed in Chenes style – characterized by masks covering the whole facade of the structure from ground to roof. There are said to have been over 250 Chaac representations – a most impressive sight unique in the Maya world. Codz-Pop means ‘rolled-up sleeping mat,’ referring to the curled-up nose on the masks. Cross the main road dividing the site to find a restored archway, which once marked the end of a sacbé (sacred Maya road) from Uxmal.

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