Loltun Cave

Loltun Cave is a in the , approximately 7 km south of . The cave contains paintings attributed to the Maya civilization from the Late Preclassic Era or even older. The name is Mayan for "Flower Stone".
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Mexico
  • Also known as: “Grutas de Loltún”, “Grutas Loltum”, “Lol Tun”, “Lol Tún”, “Lol-Tun”, and “Лоль-Тун”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxkutzcab and Yotholín.

Town
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is a small city and the municipal seat of the , in . is situated 7 km northeast of Loltun Cave.

Village
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is a town located in the , in . is situated 8 km north of Loltun Cave.

Loltun Cave

Latitude
20.25353° or 20° 15′ 13″ north
Longitude
-89.45597° or 89° 27′ 22″ west
Elevation
94 metres (308 feet)
Open location code
76GG7G3V+CJ
Geo­Names ID
3822570
Wiki­data ID
Q2061976
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Loltun Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف لولتون”
  • Cebuano: “Loltún”
  • Croatian: “Špilja Loltun”
  • Danish: “Loltun”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف لولتون”
  • Esperanto: “Groto Loltun”
  • French: “grotte de Loltún”
  • French: “Grotte de Loltún”
  • German: “Loltún-Höhle”
  • Hebrew: “מערת לולטון”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Loltun”
  • Norwegian: “Loltun”
  • Russian: “Лольтун”
  • Spanish: “Loltún”
  • Swedish: “Loltún”

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