Calakmul

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Calakmul is a major ancient Maya city and archaeological site in the jungles of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its massive pyramids and extensive ruins.

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instanceOf ancient Maya city
archaeological site
abandonedBy 10th century CE
civilization Maya civilization
country Mexico
discoveredByModernArchaeology Cyrus Longworth Lundell
distanceFromXpujilApprox about 60 km
engagedInAllianceWith Caracol
Dos Pilas
engagedInRivalryWith Tikal
excavatedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
hasArchitecturalStyle Classic Maya style
Petén style
hasBiome Mesoamerican tropical forest
hasConservationStatus partially restored
surrounded by protected forest
hasDynastyName Kaan
Snake dynasty
hasEstimatedPopulationPeak over 50,000 inhabitants
hasExtendedTerritoryApprox over 70 square kilometres
hasFaunaInReserve howler monkey
jaguar
ocellated turkey
ocelot
spider monkey
hasMaximumPyramidHeightApprox over 45 metres
hasNotableStructure Central Plaza
E-Group astronomical complex
Great Plaza
North Acropolis
South Acropolis
Structure I
Structure II
hasPrimaryMaterial limestone
hasStelaeCountApprox one of the largest concentrations of Maya stelae
over 100
hasStructureType acropolis
ballcourt
palace complex
pyramid
residential platforms
hasUrbanAreaApprox over 2 square kilometres
heritageCriteria (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(ix)
(x)
locatedIn Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Campeche
linked to: Campeche state

Maya lowlands
Mexico
locatedInEcosystem tropical rainforest
locatedInRegion Yucatán Peninsula
majorPowerFrom circa 6th century CE
majorPowerUntil late 8th century CE
nearBorderWith Guatemala
partOf Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
linked to: Calakmul
periodOfFlourishing Classic period
Late Classic period
politicalRole capital of a major Maya kingdom
seat of the Kaan (Snake) dynasty
reachableFrom Xpujil
recognizedAs one of the largest known Maya sites
one of the most powerful Classic Maya capitals
startDateApprox circa 3rd century BCE
surveyedBy Sylvanus G. Morley
tourismType cultural tourism
ecotourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite true
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteID 1061
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2002
writingSystem Maya hieroglyphic script
linked to: Maya hieroglyphs
yearOfModernDiscovery 1931

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Maya civilization majorSite Calakmul
Calakmul partOf Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
linked to: Calakmul
Southern Mexico hasArchaeologicalSite Calakmul
subject linked to: southern Mexico
Southern Mexico hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul
subject linked to: southern Mexico
linked to: Calakmul
Maya stelae foundAt Calakmul
Maya civilization hadMajorCity Calakmul
subject linked to: Maya
Classic period (Maya civilization) mainCity Calakmul
subject linked to: Classic period
Maya architecture notableSite Calakmul
Othón P. Blanco Municipality borders Calakmul Municipality
linked to: Calakmul
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve locatedInProtectedArea Calakmul Municipality
linked to: Calakmul
Maya lowlands contains Calakmul
Structure I locatedIn Calakmul
Structure I associatedWith Calakmul polity
linked to: Calakmul
Structure I isMajorMonumentAt Calakmul
Structure II locatedIn Calakmul
Structure II hasNearbyStructure Structure I (Calakmul)
linked to: Calakmul
Structure II hasNearbyStructure Structure III (Calakmul)
linked to: Calakmul
Structure II hasNearbyStructure Structure IV (Calakmul)
linked to: Calakmul
E-Group astronomical complex at Calakmul locatedIn Calakmul
subject linked to: E-Group astronomical complex
Great Plaza locatedIn Calakmul
Great Plaza partOf Calakmul urban core
linked to: Calakmul
Central Plaza (Calakmul) locatedIn Calakmul
subject linked to: Central Plaza
Central Plaza (Calakmul) formsCoreOf Calakmul civic center
subject linked to: Central Plaza
linked to: Calakmul
North Acropolis locatedIn Calakmul
North Acropolis partOf ancient Maya city of Calakmul
linked to: Calakmul
Dos Pilas majorAlly Calakmul
Kaan associatedWith Calakmul
Kaan hasCapital Calakmul
Kaan rivalOf Tikal
linked to: Calakmul
Kaan politicalCenter Calakmul
Kaan archaeologicalEvidenceAt Calakmul
Kaan emblemGlyphUsedAt Calakmul
Snake dynasty politicalCenter Calakmul
Snake dynasty locatedIn Calakmul
Snake dynasty notableSite Calakmul acropolis
linked to: Calakmul
Xpujil locatedInAdministrativeEntity Calakmul Municipality
linked to: Calakmul
South Acropolis locatedIn Calakmul
South Acropolis partOf ancient Maya city of Calakmul
linked to: Calakmul
Campeche contains Calakmul
subject linked to: Campeche state
Southeastern Mexico hasArchaeologicalSite Calakmul
subject linked to: southeastern Mexico