DK Travel : Cancún and the Yucatán : Top 10 Quieter Ruins

Cancún and the Yucatán : Top 10 Quieter Ruins

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1. El Rey, Cancún

The relics of the historic occupiers ofCancún Island .
2. El Meco, Cancún

The most important city near Cancún in pre-Hispanic times.
3. (see San Gervasio Ruins)San Gervasio, Cozumel

Capital of the island when it was one of the great pilgrimage centers of Mayan Yucatán.
4. Xel-Ha

One of the oldest Mayan sites near the modern Riviera, with ancient murals of birds.
5. Muyil

A very old Mayan site next to the Sian Ka’an reserve, with several pyramids amid the forest.
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.
7. Xcambó

A tiny site, probably an offshoot of Dzibilchaltún, with a Catholic chapel built onto one of its pyramids.
8. Oxkintok

Ancient city just west of the Puuc area. It rivalled Uxmal in size, and has a bizarre temple-labyrinth.
9. Xlapak

Smallest of the Puuc sites. Its Palacio has a frieze of elaborately carved Chac-masks.
10. Mayapán

The last major Mayan city, which dominated the Yucatán from 1200–1450, has striking painted frescoes.