 Temple Pyramid at Chacchoben Chacchoben (chak-CHO-ben; Maya for "the place of red corn") is the name of a Mayan ruin approximately 110 mi (177 km) south of Tulum and 7 mi (11 km) from the village from which it derives its name. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 4155 KB) Image of a temple pyramid at Chacchoben, Quintana Roo, Mexico. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 4155 KB) Image of a temple pyramid at Chacchoben, Quintana Roo, Mexico. ...
The Mayan languages , it has become conventional to use the form Mayan when referring to the languages, or an aspect of the language. ...
The Maya civilization is a culture Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, its spectacular art and monumental architecture, and sophisticated mathematical and astronomical systems. ...
Tulum against the blue sea Tulum (sometimes rendered as Tuluum) is a Pre-Columbian walled city of the Maya civilization located on the Caribbean Sea coast of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. ...
History Settlement by the Maya at the site is estimated at 200 BC, and the structures date from 700 AD. Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC - 200 BC - 199 BC 198 BC...
(7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ...
Modern discovery In the 1940s a farm was established near the site by the Cohuo family, but the ruins were officially reported to the Mexican government in June of 1972 by Dr. Peter Harrison, an American archaeologist. // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ...
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...
Restoration In 1994 the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) excavated and restored the site, which was closed to the public until 2002. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...
The Mexican Institute Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History known as INAH for its Spanish abbreviation) is the federal government bureau established in 1939 to guarantee the research, preservation, protection, and promotion of the prehistoric, archaeological, anthropological, historical, and paleontological heritage of Mexico. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
Chacchoben Today Visitors to the site today walk a circular path that includes three excavated and restored pyramids, as well as many walls and staircases. Excavation work is continuing on several mounds which are known to contain further buildings. Some structures still bear traces of the red paint they were originally coated with, and the site has set up shaded areas to prevent further degradation of this pigment by the sun. Also notable is a large stone slab called a Stella, containing Mayan glyphs at the base of the largest pyramid. Chacchoben is one of the more popular ruin sites in southern Quintana Roo, with regular tourist trips from the port of Costa Maya. Quintana Roo is a state of Mexico, on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. ...
Costa Maya is small tourist resort in Mexico located between Cancun and Belize. ...
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