ancient ruins
Uxmal
An outstanding example of late Maya architecture in the Puuc style, featuring the ornately decorated Pyramid of the Magician and the elaborate Governor's Palace.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Campeche, Mexico · North America
Calkiní is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Dzitbalché, 29km from Uxmal.
Calkiní is a town located in Campeche, Mexico. With a population of 14,934, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Calkiní sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Merida time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Calkiní to your route.
Calkiní (Yucatec Maya: "throat of the sun") is a city in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is situated at the northern tip of the state, on the central western coast the Yucatán Peninsula. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. As of 2010, the city of Calkiní had aRead more
population of 14,934.
Calkini's San Luis Obispo or San Luis Calkiní church was founded in 1549 by the Franciscan Fray Diego de Villalpando as a mission and constructed on the base of the main ceremonial Mayan structure located on the site, thus ensuring both handily available building materials and a natural predisposition of the soon-to-be-converted Mayan population to gravitate towards this sacred place.
Its strategic location halfway between Campeche and Merida made it both the head mission for the Franciscans in the region by 1588 and the second-largest town in the entire province of Yucatan, which then encompassed all three current states on the Yucatan peninsula.
Today, it is a pretty town with many colorful facades and a manicured central plaza, and a popular stop for meandering tourists when traveling between Merida and Campeche or to nearby Isla Arena.
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Calkiní is located in Campeche, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.3691 latitude, -90.0512 longitude.
Calkiní has a population of approximately 14,934 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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ancient ruins
An outstanding example of late Maya architecture in the Puuc style, featuring the ornately decorated Pyramid of the Magician and the elaborate Governor's Palace.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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