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Cultural importance
The settlement is located in an area where a flat landscape with underground drainage and a hill with hills, small ravines and waters coexist. It is made up of housing units and civic and ceremonial architectural complexes, surrounded by fertile lands for cultivation, located in an area of 14 km2.
Kohunlich's first occupation is located in the late Preclassic (300 BC -250 AD), a stage in which low-rise platforms were built around Ya'axná Square, buildings that in the Early Classic were covered by monumental buildings. During this period, the Temple of the Masks was erected, decorated with eight figures molded in polychrome stucco, in red and black, on masonry frames, of which only five remain. Its iconography represents real characters, dressed in attributes related to the sun.
The settlement is located in an area where a flat landscape with underground drainage and a hill with hills, small ravines and waters coexist. It is made up of housing units and civic and ceremonial architectural complexes, surrounded by fertile lands for cultivation, located in an area of 14 km2.
Kohunlich's first occupation is located in the late Preclassic (300 BC -250 AD), a stage in which low-rise platforms were built around Ya'axná Square, buildings that in the Early Classic were covered by monumental buildings. During this period, the Temple of the Masks was erected, decorated with eight figures molded in polychrome stucco, in red and black, on masonry frames, of which only five remain. Its iconography represents real characters, dressed in attributes related to the sun.
During the late Classic period (600-900 AD), Kohunlich reached its population maximum, a period in which most of the structures that can be seen today were built, such as the Plaza de las Estelas and the Conjunto de las Vías (civic complexes). ceremonial), the Northwest Complex, the late structures of the Pixa'an Complex and the Complex of the 27 Steps (both, elite residential complexes).
The growth of the settlement continued until the early Postclassic period (1000-1200 AD), a time in which the Mayans placed offerings of censers in the temples and set up rooms and platforms around the main buildings or in the housing complexes.
The growth of the settlement continued until the early Postclassic period (1000-1200 AD), a time in which the Mayans placed offerings of censers in the temples and set up rooms and platforms around the main buildings or in the housing complexes.
Information obtained from the National Institute of Antopology and History.
The box office is in charge of the INAH.
General Admission: no more than $85.00 mxpesos per person.
Schedule: Monday to Sunday - 08:00 to 17:00 hrs (5:00 p.m.)
*last access - 16:30 hrs (4:30 p.m.)
Recommendations:
Bring fresh clothing and comfortable shoes, water, mosquito repellent and sun protection, a cap or hat.
Services available in the area: Parking, information center and toilets.
Parking: The visitor must cover an additional fee for the use of the parking lot.
Respect the instructions of the INAH staff at the archaeological site.
The box office is in charge of the INAH.
General Admission: no more than $85.00 mxpesos per person.
Schedule: Monday to Sunday - 08:00 to 17:00 hrs (5:00 p.m.)
*last access - 16:30 hrs (4:30 p.m.)
Recommendations:
Bring fresh clothing and comfortable shoes, water, mosquito repellent and sun protection, a cap or hat.
Services available in the area: Parking, information center and toilets.
Parking: The visitor must cover an additional fee for the use of the parking lot.
Respect the instructions of the INAH staff at the archaeological site.
Take note
Meaning
The original name of the settlement is unknown. The name Kohunlich comes from the English cohoon ridge, which refers to the existence of corozo palms, a characteristic species of the Petén area. In 1912, the site was visited for the first time by the American archaeologist Raymond Merwin, when the place was known as Clarksville, in allusion to the logging camp that was located three kilometers north of the monumental area of Kohunlich.
The original name of the settlement is unknown. The name Kohunlich comes from the English cohoon ridge, which refers to the existence of corozo palms, a characteristic species of the Petén area. In 1912, the site was visited for the first time by the American archaeologist Raymond Merwin, when the place was known as Clarksville, in allusion to the logging camp that was located three kilometers north of the monumental area of Kohunlich.
To reach the archaeological zone of Kohunlich, take Federal Highway #186 (Chetumal-Escárcega) and continue to the town of Francisco Villa.
Subsequently, the deviation is taken that, after 9 kilometers, leads to the archaeological zone.
Subsequently, the deviation is taken that, after 9 kilometers, leads to the archaeological zone.
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