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Multi-periodSite Name: El CedralCountry: Mexico Region: Quintana Roo Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: San Miguel de Cozumel
Latitude: 20.358150N Longitude: 86.99593W
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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Ancient Temple in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Ruins of the important Mayan ceremonial centre are located in SW part of Cozumel island, near the main road. They are dated for 800 AD, what places them among the oldest monuments on the island. The complex suffered heavy damage from Spanish conquistadors and American troops druing 2nd WW. Near the ruins there's modern church.
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