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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Yucatán, Mexico · North America
Santa Elena is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Ticul, 50km from Cenotes of the Yucatán.
Santa Elena is a town located in Yucatán, Mexico. With a population of 3,456, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena to your route.
Kabah (also spelled Kabaah, Kabáh, Kahbah and Kaba) is a Maya archaeological site in the Puuc region of western Yucatan, south of Mérida. It was incorporated together with Uxmal, Sayil and Labna as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Kabah is south of Uxmal, connected to that site by an 18 kilometres (11 miles) longRead more
raised causeway 5 metres (16 feet) wide with monumental arches at each end. Kabah is the second largest ruin of the Puuc region after Uxmal.
The site is on Fed. 261, approximately 140 kilometres (87 miles) south from Mérida, Yucatán, towards Campeche, Campeche, and is a popular tourism destination. Ruins extend for a considerable distance on both sides of the highway; many of the more distant structures are little visited, and some are still overgrown with forest. As of 2003, a program was ongoing to clear and restore more buildings, as well as archeological excavations under the direction of archeologist Ramón Carrasco.
Kabah was declared a Yucatán state park in 1993.
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Santa Elena is located in Yucatán, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.3284 latitude, -89.6445 longitude.
Santa Elena has a population of approximately 3,456 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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
A vast network of thousands of sacred limestone sinkholes connected by underground rivers, revered by the ancient Maya.
50 km · about 55 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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