"Place of Inscribed Flat Stones" Dzibilchaltùn by smirnofforiginal

Dzibilchaltùn Travel Guide: 18 reviews and 28 photos

Dzibilchaltun in the state of Yucatan is one of the largest, most ancient and possibly the longest settled Old Indian city in the whole of Mexico. At one time 40,000 people are estimated to have been living here. Dzibilchaltun covered 80 sqaure km of which, in the 1960's, archaeologists mapped 31 square km and revealed 8500 structures.

Many of thebuilding uncovered date from the 3rd to 1st centuries BC but some are more recent eg AD 600-900.

The Spaniards destroyed the ancient buildings and then used the site as a convenient source of stone!

Intro Updated Sep 13, 2007
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Reviews (3)

Museo el Pueblo Maya Things to Do (3)

I was here in 1999 at which time the museum was small and located at the entrance to the site. However there were plans... more travel advice

Temple of the Seven Dolls - Dzibilchaltùn

Temple of the Seven Dolls Things to Do (3)

This is the highlight of the Dzibilichaltun site. A lot of the buildings Templo de las Siete Munecas - called thus... more travel advice

Cenote Things to Do (3)

The cenote at Dzibilchaltun may of once been a place of ritual but nowdays it is a swimming pool. At 40m deep you need... more travel advice

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Redlats Jun 27, 2007 at 8:25 AM

Nice to see another Dzi page. We saw the museum in 2005. I'm not sure if it is larger or not. It was still partially closed because of a recent hurricane. By the way, what does "mooch" mean? - a "visit" or "walk"?