Zona Arqueológica de Calakmul
One of the most powerful Maya cities of the Classic period, in the middle of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO mixed heritage site, with pyramids rising above the forest canopy.
Campeche · Mexico
In the destination Campeche and Calakmul.
In the photo: Edificio de las Tres Torres, Xpuhil
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The city
Xpujil is a village in southern Campeche, on the highway between Escárcega and Chetumal, near the border with Quintana Roo, and serves as the base for visiting the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve. It has simple hotels, restaurants, a Tren Maya station and Maya ruins in the village itself. Around it are several Río Bec–style sites, such as Becán, Chicanná and Xpuhil.
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The local experience
One of the most powerful Maya cities of the Classic period, in the middle of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO mixed heritage site, with pyramids rising above the forest canopy.
Maya city surrounded by a moat and a wall, about 7 km from Xpujil, with Río Bec–style towers, plazas and a vaulted tunnel.