Coba
E868668
Coba is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and one of the tallest pyramids in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coba canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya pyramid
ⓘ
ancient Maya city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ raised stone roads ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Yaxuná
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Maya settlements via sacbeob ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeans | John Lloyd Stephens (reported region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromCancún | about 130 km southwest GENERATED ⓘ |
| distanceFromTulum | about 44 km northwest ⓘ |
| endTime | post-15th century CE (as major center) ⓘ |
| environment | lowland tropical forest ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Mexican archaeologists ⓘ |
| firstDocumentedArchaeologically | early 20th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chumuc Mul Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coba Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Macanxoc Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Nohoch Mul Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Nohoch Mul pyramid NERFINISHED ⓘ ballcourts ⓘ causeways ⓘ residential groups ⓘ sacbeob NERFINISHED ⓘ stelae ⓘ temple pyramids ⓘ |
| height | about 42 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Zona Arqueológica de Cobá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive network of sacbeob
ⓘ
one of the tallest pyramids in the northern Yucatán ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Classic Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Quintana Roo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cobá Lagoon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tulum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearFeature | lakes and cenotes ⓘ |
| numberOfSacbeob | more than 40 GENERATED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
Classic period
ⓘ
Late Classic period ⓘ |
| populationPeak | tens of thousands of inhabitants ⓘ |
| region | northern Maya lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1st century CE ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination in Quintana Roo ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Maya hieroglyphs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.