Edzná is a ruined city of the Maya civilization in the state of Campeche, Mexico. Edzná is in the north of the state, 53 km south-east of Campeche. 74. ... The State of Campeche was long a part of Yucatán and shared its history through the mid 19th century. ... The State of Campeche was long a part of Yucatán and shared its history through the mid 19th century. ...
The most remarkable building at the plaza is the main temple. Built on a platform of 40 meters high, it provides a wide overview of the surroundings.
Edzná was already inhabited in 400 BC, and was it abandoned round 1500 AD. In the Late-Classis period Edzná was part of the Calakmul polity. Calakmul is the name of both a municipality and a major archeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, in the central part of the Yucatán Peninsula. ...
The ruins of Edzna lie 50 kilometers southeast of Campeche City; their architecture represents the southern extent of the Classic Maya architectural style known as the Puuc.
Before the Puuc entered the area, however, Edzna was home to a thriving population who built the most extensive canal and irrigation network in the Maya region, supporting a population in the tens of thousands.
Edzna lies in a wide, flat valley in the drainage of the Rio Champoton.