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.
- Type: Locality
- Description: Maya civilization archaeological site on Yucatán Peninsula
- Also known as: “Coleta Xcaret”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mayan Riviera and Playa del Carmen.
Mayan Riviera
The Mayan Riviera is composed of the area just south of the tip of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It stretches along 120 km of the Mexican Caribbean coastline in the northeastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen, or just "Playa" as it is also commonly referred to by locals, is a large coastal resort town in Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.
Xcaret
- Category: Maya site in Mexico
- Location: Solidaridad, Quintana Roo, Yucatán and the South, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
20.5796° or 20° 34′ 47″ north
Longitude
-87.12776° or 87° 7′ 40″ west
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
76GJHVHC+RV
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Xcaret” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Xcaret”
- Chinese: “伊施卡瑞特”
- Dutch: “Xcaret”
- French: “Xcaret”
- German: “Maya-Hafenstadt Xcaret”
- German: “Xcaret Maya-Hafenstadt”
- German: “Xcaret”
- Hebrew: “אישקרט”
- Hungarian: “Xcaret”
- Italian: “Xcaret”
- Japanese: “シカレ”
- Japanese: “シカレー”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Xcaret”
- Norwegian: “Xcaret”
- Portuguese: “Xcaret”
- Spanish: “Pole”
- Spanish: “Polé”
- Spanish: “Xcaret”
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