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Dzibanché |
Dzibanché
Dzibanché, pronounced [JEE•BAN•CHEH], means "writing on wood" in Mayan, its name comes from the fact that inside Temple 6 there is a wooden lintel that bears eight mayan glyphs that date to 618 A.D.
The site is is very old dating to 200 B.C. and it became a major city extending more than 40 sq km in the Mayan area in the Classic period around 200 A.D.; expert believe that Dzibanché reached its peak between 300 and 1200 A.D.
Temple of The Lintels (Temple 6, in spanish "Palacio de los Dinteles") is a perfect spot to orient yourself for the rest of the site: facing Edificio 6's steps, you are looking east. It's a pyramid topped by a temple with two vaulted galleries; the base dates from the early Classic period (AD 300-600), while the temple is from the late Classic period (AD 600-900. Climb the steps and stand directly under the original lintel on the right (south) side of the temple. Looking up you can see a Maya calendrical inscription with the date working out to AD 733. This is some old wood.
The "Must See" structures are the "Temple Of The Owl" and the "Temple Of The Lintels."
Dzibanché archaeological site is definitely worth a visit for its secluded, semiwild nature; in the ruin's garden there are giants Ceiba, the Maya sacred tree.
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