Puuc

Then we advanced a couple of meters inside the dense forest to stumble upon a magnificent edifice decorated in Puuc style, covered with little columns, masks, intrincate designs and adornments shaped as lacing and knots carved in limestone.

A Day At Labná 2006

Then we advanced a couple of meters inside the dense forest to stumble upon a magnificent edifice decorated in Puuc style, covered with little columns, masks, intrincate designs and adornments shaped as lacing and knots carved in limestone.

A Day At Labná 2006

Then we advanced a couple of meters inside the dense forest to stumble upon a magnificent edifice decorated in Puuc style, covered with little columns, masks, intrincate designs and adornments shaped as lacing and knots carved in limestone.

A Day At Labná 2006

The name Puuc comes from some very modest elevations found nearby, which the Yucatecans refer to as the "Sierra" Puuc.

The Maya civilization, cities of the Maya 2006

The name Puuc comes from some very modest elevations found nearby, which the Yucatecans refer to as the "Sierra" Puuc.

The Maya civilization, cities of the Maya 2006

The conventional wisdom of this upheaval is that many Maya moved north at the time of this collapse, also colonizing the hilly "Puuc" region of the Yucatan for a short while, until those new cities collapsed as well.

Maya Mysteries Jan 2008

The conventional wisdom of this upheaval is that many Maya moved north at the time of this collapse, also colonizing the hilly "Puuc" region of the Yucatan for a short while, until those new cities collapsed as well.

Archive 2008-06-01 Jan 2008

It is a good base for visiting ruins like the Puuc Route, Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Palenque, etc.

Flying into Merida 2009

It is a good base for visiting ruins like the Puuc Route, Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Palenque, etc.

Flying into Merida 2009

It is a good base for visiting ruins like the Puuc Route, Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Palenque, etc.

Flying into Merida 2009