Loltun Cave
Loltun Cave is a cave in the Yucatán, approximately 7 km south of Oxkutzcab. The cave contains paintings attributed to the Maya civilization from the Late Preclassic Era or even older. The name is Mayan for "Flower Stone".
- Cave
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (310 feet)
- …is also known as “Grutas Loltum”
- Description: cave in Mexico
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxkutzcab and Yotholín.
Oxkutzcab
Oxkutzcab is a small city and the municipal seat of the Oxkutzcab Municipality, Yucatán in Mexico.
7 km northeast of Loltun Cave
Yotholín
Yotholín is a town located in the Ticul Municipality, Yucatán in Mexico.
8 km north of Loltun Cave
Loltun Cave
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Latitude
20.25353° or 20° 15′ 13″ north
Longitude
-89.45597° or 89° 27′ 22″ west
Open location code
76GG7G3V+CJ
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Loltun Cave” goes by many names.
كهف لولتونArabic
LoltúnCebuano
Špilja LoltunCroatian
LoltunDanish
كهف لولتونEgyptian Arabic
Groto LoltunEsperanto
מערת לולטוןHebrew
LoltunNorwegian
LoltunNorwegian Bokmål
Лоль-ТунRussian
LoltúnSwedish
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