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Oxtintok Ruins |
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OXKINTOK RUINS |
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Oxkintok is 45 minutes drive west of Uxmal and an hour drive southwest of Merida.
The road from Uxmal is new & wide. Visit Oxkintok if you are staying in Merida. |
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Passing by jungle & cornfields & a few machete wielding field hands walking or
riding bicycles, you will come to the turnoff to Oxkintok, a journey well worth the
effort. The road, somewhat paved, is lined with more cornfields. |
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As you proceed, the road loses much of its concrete pavement & narrows as the
cornstalks crowd over. You will think you missed a turn or two. Then you come to
Oxkintok, a medium sized site of low-rise structures, partially and beautifully
restored, and virtually unvisited. There is an official state employee there to greet
you and usually some cold soft drinks. |
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Along the Oxkintok road you will pass signs for the Oxkintok/Calehtok caves,
run by a local family. Wear clothes you can afford to get dirty. See the ruins first.
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Oxkintok is a Northern Yucatan site. Northerm Yucatan is home of the Yucatec, |
the largest modern Maya group. |
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Small farming village began to appear during the Pre-Classic period - 2000 BC - AD 250. |
By 1000 BC, the Yucatec had become a distinct language group. |
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Growth continued during the Classic Period - AD 250 - 1000. |
Villages like Oxkintok, Uxmal, Cobá and others became powerful cities. |
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John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood explored Oxkintok in 1842. |
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