Top 10 Top 10 Quieter Ruins
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1. El Rey, Cancún
The relics of the historic occupiers ofCancún Island .
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2. El Meco, Cancún
The most important city near Cancún in pre-Hispanic times.
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3. (see San Gervasio Ruins)San Gervasio, Cozumel
Capital of the island when it was one of the great pilgrimage centers of Mayan Yucatán.
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4. Xel-Ha
One of the oldest Mayan sites near the modern Riviera, with ancient murals of birds.
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5. Muyil
A very old Mayan site next to the Sian Ka’an reserve, with several pyramids amid the forest.
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6. Aké
Built of massive columns and huge stone slabs, this city is unlike anywhere else in the Yucatán, making it a challenge to archeologists.
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7. Xcambó
A tiny site, probably an offshoot of Dzibilchaltún, with a Catholic chapel built onto one of its pyramids.
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8. Oxkintok
Ancient city just west of the Puuc area. It rivalled Uxmal in size, and has a bizarre temple-labyrinth.
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9. Xlapak
Smallest of the Puuc sites. Its Palacio has a frieze of elaborately carved Chac-masks.
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10. Mayapán
The last major Mayan city, which dominated the Yucatán from 1200–1450, has striking painted frescoes.
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