Xculoc

Puuc style Mayan building at Xculoc,
in 1841 drawing by Frederick Catherwood.

Xculoc is a village in Campeche, Mexico.[1] This settlement of Maya people is located 20 kilometres south of Uxmal and the same distance west of Sayil.[2]

Ancient Mayan Classic Period Puuc style Mayan building ruins are located in Xculoc.

References

  1. Xculoc (Hopelchén, Campeche, Mexico) - Population, Map and Location by »City Population«
  2. Kramer, K., Maya Children: Helpers at the Farm (Harvard University Press, 2005), p. 55.

Coordinates: 20°11′N 89°50′W / 20.183°N 89.833°W / 20.183; -89.833

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