Becan
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.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 290 metres (950 feet)
- Description: archaeological site in Campeche, Mexico
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Latitude
18.5169° or 18° 31′ 1″ north
Longitude
-89.467° or 89° 28′ 1″ west
Open location code
76CGGG8M+Q5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Becan” goes by many names.
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