Puuc hills (Los Puuc)
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Puuc hills (Los Puuc) is a low, hilly region in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico known for its concentration of Late Classic Maya cities and the distinctive Puuc architectural style.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puuc hills | 1 |
| Ruta Puuc | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ hill region ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
colonnettes
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elaborate stone masks of the rain god Chaac ⓘ long palace-type buildings ⓘ mosaic stone façades ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Puuc style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical subhumid ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Late Classic Maya period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAgriculturalCondition |
seasonal water scarcity
ⓘ
thin soils ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Chacmultún
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hacienda Yaxcopoil area sites NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabah NERFINISHED ⓘ Labná NERFINISHED ⓘ Mulchic NERFINISHED ⓘ Nohpat NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxkintok NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayil NERFINISHED ⓘ Uxmal NERFINISHED ⓘ Xlapak NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaxhom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInMayanLanguage | Puuc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Los Puuc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismRoute | Ruta Puuc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | important Maya archaeological landscape ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Puuc architectural style
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
concentration of Late Classic Maya cities ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Yucatec Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yucatán Peninsula
ⓘ
southeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
state of Campeche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state of Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNearby | northern Maya lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | hill or range of hills ⓘ |
| nearbyModernCity | Mérida, Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya area ⓘ |
| peakOccupationPeriod |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | karstic uplands ⓘ |
| timeDepthOfOccupation | Preclassic to Postclassic periods ⓘ |
| topography | low hills ⓘ |
| vegetation | tropical dry forest ⓘ |
| waterManagementFeature |
artificial reservoirs
ⓘ
chultunes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ruta Puuc
this entity surface form:
Puuc hills