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

Submitted by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 11 April 2007  Page Views: 4052

Multi-periodSite Name: Sayil
Country: Mexico Region: Yucatan Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ticul
Latitude: 20.177670N  Longitude: 89.65217W
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.
4 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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SolarMegalith visited on 1st Mar 2002 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4

Tdiver visited on 1st Jan 1992 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4.5

Sayil
Sayil submitted by davidmorgan : El Palacio at Sayil. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A Puuc style Maya site which peaked in the Late Classic period (~900-1000 CE) with a population of 9000.

The main building, "El Palacio", has over 50 rooms and is 85m long with various gods carved on the facade.
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Sayil submitted by davidmorgan : Another view of El Mirador. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sayil submitted by davidmorgan : El Mirador from behind. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sayil submitted by davidmorgan : In the jungle at Sayil. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sayil submitted by SolarMegalith : The ruins of the Temple El Mirador in Sayil are hidden deep in the jungle. The city itself is a perfect example of Puuc style, which is represented also by the buildings in Xlapak, Chacmultun, Labna and Kabah (photo taken on March 2002). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sayil submitted by davidmorgan : Detail of one of the Chaacs on the facade of El Palacio at Sayil. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sayil submitted by durhamnature : El Palacio. Old photograph, from "Mexican Archaeology" via archive.org

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Sayil submitted by davidmorgan : Yum Keep - the phallic/fertility god at Sayil.

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Sayil submitted by davidmorgan : One side of the palace.

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Sayil submitted by davidmorgan : Another view of El Palacio.

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Sayil submitted by davidmorgan : Almost engulfed by nature in the jungle at Sayil.

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