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<< Our Photo Pages >> Edzna - Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico in Campeche

Submitted by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 11 April 2007  Page Views: 4510

Multi-periodSite Name: Edzna
Country: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 0.135 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Campeche Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Campeche
Latitude: 19.597640N  Longitude: 90.23086W
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
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Edzna
Edzna submitted by davidmorgan : The Great Acropolis and the Pyramid of the Five Storeys viewed from the plaza at Edzna. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient City in Mexico. Maya city inhabited from ~300 BCE until ~950 CE. The large central plaza is dominated by the Great Acropolis with its Pyramid of the Five Storeys, which were built during a reconstruction phase after 600 CE.
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Edzna submitted by karolus : Site in Campeche Mexico (Vote or comment on this photo)

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

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Edzna submitted by LivingRocks : The uppermost temple on the Pyramid of the Five Storeys. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Edzna submitted by davidmorgan : The Sun God Kinich Ahau in his western, elder aspect at the Temple of Masks. The pyramid at Izamal is also dedicated to him. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Edzna submitted by davidmorgan : The Temple of the Moon at Edzna. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Edzna submitted by davidmorgan : View from the pyramid at Edzna. Composite of three photos. (3 comments)

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Edzna submitted by davidmorgan : View of the Plaza from the pyramid at Edzna.

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Edzna submitted by davidmorgan : Mexico: The Pyramid of the Five Storeys at Edzna.

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Edzna submitted by davidmorgan : One of the stelae now housed by the ticket office.

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Edzna submitted by john_op_stap : Edzna - 22/07/04 Many Glyphs to be found on the steps of the Temple of the Five Storeys, here the Calakmul (Kaan) Glyph Image copyright: john_op_stap (John Schelstraete), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Edzna submitted by john_op_stap : Edzna - 22/07/04 Pre Classic stucco work on inner layer of the Temple of the Five Storeys. Image copyright: john_op_stap (John Schelstraete), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Edzna
Edzna submitted by LivingRocks : Of a similar age to the masks at Kohunlich, the Edzna masks are believed to be representations of the sun god.

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Re: Edzna by john_op_stap on Sunday, 17 November 2013
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Lesser know but nevertheless an impressive site, with lots of traces dating from the Pre Classic till the late Post Classic.

More info, in Spanish on the INAH site.

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