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<< Our Photo Pages >> El Rey Zona Arqueologica - Ancient Temple in Mexico in Quintana Roo

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Multi-periodSite Name: El Rey Zona Arqueologica Alternative Name: Zona Arqueologica El Rey
Country: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 69.089 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Quintana Roo Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Cancun
Latitude: 21.061651N  Longitude: 86.78135W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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El Rey Zona Arqueologica
El Rey Zona Arqueologica submitted by canucklehead : Enclosed structure, known as "Structure 3-B" on most site maps. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
El Rey ("The King" in Spanish) was originally an important religious and possibly market centre. Remains of over 40 Maya structures were uncovered, but only few of them are in reasonable condition. The site was occupied from 9th to 15th century BC, with it's heyday in Post-Classic period (1250-1530AD.)

Architecture of El Rey is quite similar to ceremonial structures in Tulum, Xel-Ha and Xaman-Ha.
Most explorers / archaeologists of the 19th century were singularly unimpressed with the small site. The main excavations and renovations are associated with the INAH (Pacheco and Guala) in the late 1970's.
Over a dozen temple platforms around three plazas, lying along a north-south axis. The middle plaza contains the best preserved buildings, including a platform with columns and a small temple (Structure 3-B) with two doors and a vaulted ceiling.

Resources:
Coe, Andrew, Archaeologial Mexico, Avelon Travel, 2001.
TekTrek offers a labeled areal view and detailed map of El Rey briefly describing the major buildings. For a fee they offer downloads for MP3 players with an audio tour (about an hour) and images of the site and costumed reenactors.
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El Rey Zona Arqueologica
El Rey Zona Arqueologica submitted by canucklehead : A shot of the plaza at El Rey on Cancun's sandbar, from atop the largest structure. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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