Chicanna
Chicanna is a locality in Calakmul, Campeche. Chicanna is situated nearby to the locality El Solitario, as well as near El Corralito.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Becan and Chicanná.
Becan
Photo: Aero85, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Becan is a large archaeological site in Campeche, Mexico featuring some well preserved pyramids. Becan was a Mayan site best known for its fortifications: a moat and a wall surround the core city center, with pyramids and temples clustered in a tight enclave with a strong core nucleus of unusually high structures.
Chicanná
Photo: Vargatamas, Public domain.
Chicanná was a Maya city that was built during the Classic period. The site was named after its most famous building, Structure II, which means "House of the Serpent Mouth" in Maya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xpujil.
Xpujil
Xpujil is a remote village in the state of Campeche, located at an important junction in the interior of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It offers the only services on Mexico's Federal Route 186 in the interior of the Yucatán.
Chicanna
- Type: Locality
- Location: Calakmul, Campeche, Yucatán and the South, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
18.50992° or 18° 30′ 36″ northLongitude
-89.48783° or 89° 29′ 16″ westElevation
283 metres (928 feet)Open location code
76CGGG56+XVGeoNames ID
11071910
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zona Arquelógica Chicana and Reserva de la Biosfera de Calakmul.
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