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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Maxcanú
Yucatán, Mexico · North America
About Maxcanú
Maxcanú sits on the route: 20 minutes from Calcehtok, 51km from Celestún.
Maxcanú is in Yucatán, Mexico, with about 13,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Calcehtok, about 10 km away.
Maxcanú is a large town in the western part of the Mexican state of Yucatán; it also functions as the seat for the Maxcanú Municipality. It is located on Federal Highway 180, approximately 62 km (39 mi) south of Mérida.
The ancient Maya site of Oxkintok and the caves of Calcehtok are close to Maxcanú, while anotherRead more
ancient Maya settlement, Chunchucmil, is located ca. 25 kilometers west of the town.
Facilities available in Maxcanú include: internet cafes; grocery stores; fresh produce market; family restaurants; public telephones; hardware stores; bus station (for connections to Mérida and Campeche); and a "combi" taxi stand for travelling to local villages. Maxcanú railway station on the Tren Maya is just outside of town.
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What is there to see near Maxcanú?
Within an hour or so of Maxcanú: Uxmal (35 km), Celestún (51 km).
Where is Maxcanú?
Maxcanú is in Yucatán, Mexico, about 10 km from Calcehtok.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,621
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Yucatán
- Timezone
- America/Merida
- Coordinates
- 20.5857, -90.0020
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Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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Worth the detour from Maxcanú
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Celestún
A Gulf-coast fishing village fronting a 600 km² biosphere reserve where thousands of American flamingos winter in the mangrove estuary, alongside a petrified forest and a freshwater spring in the ría.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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