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Oxkintok Mayan Ruins
According to the INAH Sign at the site entrance, Oxkintok is located halfway between the port of Celestun on the Gulf of Mexico and Dzibilchaltun just 4 miles north of Merida (which was also a former Mayan city). Oxkintok is also located near the gateway or passage formed by the west end of the Puuc hills and the rolling country bordering the Yucatan Peninsula's western coastal plains. Oxkintok is around 2,000 years old; from the Early Classic Period (about 300 A.D.) to the Terminal Classic Period (1050 A.D.).
According to the INAH Plaque accompanying Group Ah May, the Central Plaza was the civic and religious center of Oxkintok and is composed of an extensive esplanade bordered by a series of architectural groups. The 1st group forms the Central Plaza, which contains a complex network of Saq Beoob (white roads). The Central Plaza is bordered by Group Ah Canul on the southeast, Group Millet (I do not recall seeing this Group and am not sure INAH excavated or restored it yet) on the northwest, Group Ah Dzib on the west, and Group Ah May on the south.
Map of Oxkintok:
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