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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ek Balam - Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico in Yucatan

Submitted by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 20 February 2007  Page Views: 18176

Multi-periodSite Name: Ek Balam
Country: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 29.602 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Yucatan Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Valladolid
Latitude: 20.891131N  Longitude: 88.136757W
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.
5 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
5

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EarnestB visited on 19th Dec 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Wonderful ambience in a heavily wooded park-like setting. Very recently excavated with no funding to continue the extensive excavations which could uncover numerous buildings.

mfrincu visited on 27th Dec 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 5 Access: 4.5

Ek Balam
Ek Balam submitted by davidmorgan : Reconstructed jaguar-mouth doorway on the acropolis. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Yucatan, Mexico. Variously known as "Black Jaguar" or "Night Jaguar," this Maya city was inhabited from 100 BCE, peaking in the late classic period of 700 - 1000 CE.

Ek Balam appears to have been a very important centre. The Pyramid is one of the tallest in Mesoamerica and many buildings are unexcavated. The site is known for elaborate plaster facades still intact on many of the stone buildings. The site was still inhabited at the time of the conquest.
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Ek Balam
Ek Balam submitted by davidmorgan : The gateway to Ek Balam. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ek Balam
Ek Balam submitted by davidmorgan : View across to the acropolis at Ek Balam. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ek Balam
Ek Balam submitted by davidmorgan : The ball-court at Ek Balam. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ek Balam
Ek Balam submitted by karolus : Site in Yucatan Mexico (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ek Balam
Ek Balam submitted by davidmorgan : Looking down on the entrance gateway at Ek Balam.

Ek Balam
Ek Balam submitted by davidmorgan : View from the acropolis at Ek Balam. Those steps are steep!

Ek Balam
Ek Balam submitted by davidmorgan : The acropolis at Ek Balam.

Ek Balam
Ek Balam submitted by davidmorgan : Another view of the doorway on the acropolis.

Ek Balam
Ek Balam submitted by EarnestB : Site in Yucatan Mexico

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