Mayapan (Màyapáan in Modern Maya; in Spanish Mayapán) is a Pre-Columbian Maya site a couple of kilometers south of the town of Telchaquillo in Municipality of Tecoh, approximately 40 km south-east of Mérida and 100 km west of Chichen Itza; in the state of Yucatán, Mexico.

Feb 24, 2024 · The Mayapan ruins are among the most impressive ancient Mayan cities in southeastern Mexico and arguably, all of Latin America. They are located less than an hour away from the city of Merida, and make an easy and fun day trip from the Yucatan capital.

Mayapán, ruined ancient Mayan city, located about 35 miles (55 km) southeast of modern Mérida, Yucatán state, Mexico. It became one of the most important cities of that region in the early …

Oct 9, 2023 · Since that time, Mayapán became the seat of a confederation of city-states known as Luub Mayapán or the League of Mayapán. Other members of the confederation included …

Mayapán is the last great capital of the Mayan culture in the peninsula, it was the center of administrative and religious aspects of Chichén Itzá and Uxmal. Its name comes from a mixture of the Yucatec Mayan language and Nahuatl, where “pan” means flag or standard in Nahuatl.

La ciudad amurallada de Mayapán, conocida como "Bandera de los Mayas", es considerada como la última gran capital maya. Tiene una extensión de 4 km2, en la que hay aproximadamente 4,000 estructuras. Sus inicios se remontan a principios de nuestra era alcanzando su máximo esplendor en el Período Postclásico (1200 - 1450 d.C.).

In many aspects Mayapan mimics the architecture at Chichen Itza, the earlier, great Maya site in central Yucatan. It was a shared capital between the two major cultural groups of the time period, the Xiu and the Cocóm.

Mayan ruins of Mayapan and town/village of Mani in Yucatan Mexico, history and photos of the sites.

The Mayapán Archaeological Zone is located south of the city of Mérida in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The site is not widely visited, but is open to the public for a small fee. It is historically important because it was the last big Mayan civilization thriving before the arrival of the Spanish.

Feb 3, 2019 · Mayapan was a Maya city which thrived during the Postclassic Period. It’s located in the heart of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, not far to the southeast of the city of Merida. The …