<< Our Photo Pages >> Becan - Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico in Campeche
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Multi-periodSite Name: BecanCountry: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 0.208 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Campeche Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Village: Xpujil
Latitude: 18.515542N Longitude: 89.465091W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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john_op_stap visited on 28th Jul 2004 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
SolarMegalith visited on 1st Mar 2002 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4.5
Becan is one of the most important cities representing the famous Rio Bec style. The first settlements in this place were build in Pre-Classic period, around 550 - 500 BCE. The development of Becan was stopped around 830 CE, however the city itself was abandoned much later. The site is easily accessible from the road Escarsega - Xpujil. Ruins of temples (with typical Rio Bec style towers) and the moat are in good state.
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