Xlapak South Group
Zona Arqueológica de Xlapak · Xlapak Puuc Route
Terminal Classic Puuc 800–1000 CE·Maya (Puuc)·🇲🇽 Yucatán, Oxkutzcab Municipality, Mexico
About
About Xlapak South Group
Free-access Puuc site at Km Xlapak 20.17N -89.60W between Sayil (4 km west) and Labná (3 km east) within Puuc Hills valley. Three partially restored vaulted structures with Puuc junquillo and latticework, plus 14 low chultun-bearing mounds. Illustrates Puuc micro-polity pattern before 1000 CE fragmentation. Facilities parking/restrooms.
Why it mattersTypical Puuc hamlet showing Puuc architectural diffusion along Sayil-Labná sacbe and post-collapse abandonment.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Why Xlapak has 14 mounds unexcavated despite Puuc Route tourism
- 02Whether Xlapak was dependency of Sayil or independent
Theories
- 01Satellite hamlet supplying Sayil palace labor
- 02Puuc Route micro-center abandoned at 1000 CE drought
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.800–1000 CE (Terminal Classic Puuc)
- Period
- Terminal Classic Puuc 800–1000 CE
- Culture
- Maya (Puuc)
- Builders
- Maya
- Purpose
- Small Puuc ceremonial center on Puuc Route between Sayil and Labná with three restored groups and 14 unexcavated mounds
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.800–1000 CE (Terminal Classic Puuc)
Initial construction
1000 CE
Major occupation / refurbishment
On the ground
Structures & features
20.1746° N · 89.6077° W · 28 m · 2 mapped features
Xlapak Group 1 — north structure
templeRestored vaulted building with Chaac mask cornice between Sayil-Labná valley
20.1750° N · 89.6070° WXlapak Group 2 — southern mounds
mound groupCluster of 14 unexcavated low mounds with chultunes
20.1740° N · 89.6080° W
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