Balankanche
Balankanche is an ancient Maya cave site lying at short distance from the archaeological Maya-Toltec city of Chichen Itza, Yucatan. For more than two thousand years, it has been the focus of rituals dedicated to the Maya rain god, Chaac, and, in the Post-Classic period, also to his Toltec counterpart, Tlaloc.- Cave
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Description: Maya cave site in Yucatán, Mexico
Places in the Area
Nearby places include X-Calakoop and Piste.
Piste
Pisté is a village in Tinum Municipality in the center of Yucatán State, Mexico.
7 km northwest of Balankanche
Balankanche
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Latitude
20.65858° or 20° 39′ 31″ north
Longitude
-88.53479° or 88° 32′ 5″ west
Open location code
76GHMF58+C3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = cave_entrance
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Balankanche” goes by many names.
بلانكنتشهArabic
BalankancheDutch
بالينكنشيهEgyptian Arabic
BalankancheItalian
БаланканчеMacedonian
БаланканчаRussian
БаланканчеRussian
Notable Places Nearby
Discover Cementerio de X-Calakoop and Parque principal de X-Calakoop.
Nearby Places
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Curious Caves to Discover
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Yucatán: Highlights
Learn more about Chichen Itza and Mérida.
