Xcaret
Sign in to savethumb|Remains of a Mayan pyramid in Xcaret
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- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Playa del Carmen Municipality
- Image
- Xcaret Mayan Ruins.jpg
- Has use
- trade in Maya civilization
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- Xcaret
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- Xcaret
- IPA transcription
- iʃ.kaˈɾet
- culture
- Maya civilization
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Toponymy
- Site description
- Historical significance
- Archaeological finds
- References
thumb|Remains of a Mayan pyramid in Xcaret
Xcaret () is a Maya civilization archaeological site located on the Caribbean coastline of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. The site was occupied by the pre-Columbian Maya and functioned as a port for navigation and an important Maya trading center. Some of the site's original structures are contained within a modern-day tourism development, the privately owned Xcaret Park.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Xcaret” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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