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<< Our Photo Pages >> Xtojil Cenote - Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico in Yucatan

Submitted by davidmorgan on Thursday, 04 December 2008  Page Views: 6826

Multi-periodSite Name: Xtojil Cenote
Country: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 16.185 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Yucatan Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Libre Unión
Latitude: 20.685000N  Longitude: 88.8046W
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:
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
5

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ModernExplorers visited on 5th Jan 2003 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 One of many cenotes in the area

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Xtojil Cenote
Xtojil Cenote submitted by davidmorgan : The whole side is carved with action scenes. There's a ball-court athlete with a goal ring and what seems to be a woman being sacrificed. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Mexico

A small Mayan settlement next to a beautiful cenote with carvings. There are traces of buildings beside the cenote.
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Xtojil Cenote
Xtojil Cenote submitted by davidmorgan : A very tranquil place. If it had appeared less opaque, I might have gone for a swim here. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Xtojil Cenote
Xtojil Cenote submitted by davidmorgan : On my second visit to this lovely site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Xtojil Cenote
Xtojil Cenote submitted by davidmorgan : A Maya carving in the side of the cenote. I think it represents a servant holding up a table. There are similar figures at the Anthropological Museum in Mérida. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cenote Xtojil
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Mayan Tombs Dating Back 1,200 Years Found in Southeast Mexico by bat400 on Friday, 18 January 2013
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican archaeologists have found a dozen Mayan burial sites dating back more than 1,200 years at the Xtojil site, located some 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Chichen Itza in the Yucatan Peninsula, the National Anthropology and History Institute (INAH) said.

Most of the skeletal remains were discovered in lithic tombs known as “cistas” (rectangular caskets protected and covered by stone slabs) that also contained some 30 ceramic pieces, two of which have hieroglyphs, the INAH said in a statement.

The find was made during excavation work to expand a highway in that region, the INAH said.

The tombs were placed between 600-800 A.D., prior to Chichen Itza’s emergence as a great ceremonial and political hub in the northern part of the peninsula.

Source: EFE, Latin American Herald Tribune.

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