Mayan road
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nmartin
N 20° 29.630 W 087° 43.420
16Q E 424537 N 2266296
Ancient Mayan Limestone road
Waymark Code: WMAMQP
Location: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date Posted: 01/30/2011
Views: 27
Part of the ancient Mayan road (Sacbe) in the Yucatan peninsula.
The Maya built a network of roads, connecting major cities. They go through the dense jungle in straight lines, they are wide and frequently built up with walled sides. They are frequently wide, sometimes up to 10 meters, when they didn´t have any pack animals or wagons. At Coba there are about 40 sacbes, some local, some heading deep into the jungle. The longest sacbe is 100 km, connecting Coba with Yaxuna, close to Chichen Itza in the state of Yucatan.
Feature Discription: White limestone road. this road was 100km long and up to 10m wide
Web address for the route: [Web Link]
Beginning of the road: Coba
End of the road: Yaxuna
Secondary Web Address: Not listed
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