Place: Uxmal Pre-Columbian Maya City
Weather: Thunderstorms, 73/85F
Route: From Campeche 158 km NE on 180 E.
Significance: Its height was from the 8th-10th centuries - a prime example of late Maya architecture. The main ceremonial buildings are dedicated to the rain god. Its highest population was 20,000 people.Websites: UNESCO World Heritage Site, INAH
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Pyramid of the Soothsayer (from mayan-ruins.org)Governor's Palace (from whc.unesco.org)
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