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<< Our Photo Pages >> Chacchoben - Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico in Quintana Roo

Submitted by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 24 February 2009  Page Views: 5284

Multi-periodSite Name: Chacchoben
Country: Mexico Region: Quintana Roo Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Chetumal  Nearest Village: Chacchoben
Latitude: 19.030166N  Longitude: 88.158284W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
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
0no data
4

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Chacchoben
Chacchoben submitted by davidmorgan : Temple 24 from the rear. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico.

A Maya settlement dating from ~200 BCE whose main structures were completed around 700 CE. Since 1994 several buildings have been excavated, including large pyramid temples and the Gran Basamento which is a huge substructure on which several temples were built.
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Chacchoben submitted by davidmorgan : Templo 1 - one of the pyramid temples built on the Gran Basamento. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Chacchoben submitted by davidmorgan : Temple 24 viewed from Plaza B. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Chacchoben submitted by davidmorgan : The stairway up to the Gran Basamento, a huge structure on which several temples are sited. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Chacchoben submitted by davidmorgan : The site plan of Chacchoben. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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