Puuc is the name of either a region in the Mexican state of Yucatán or a Maya architectural style prevalent in that region. The word puuc is derived from...
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spelled Kabaah, Kabáh, Kahbah and Kaba) is a Maya archaeological site in the Puuc region of western Yucatan, south of Mérida. It was incorporated together...
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Maya civilization (section Puuc)
relatively uncommon at Puuc sites. The Chenes style is very similar to the Puuc style, but predates the use of the mosaic façades of the Puuc region. It featured...
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and Xunantunich in Belize, and Tikal in Guatemala. It is located in the Puuc region of the western Yucatán Peninsula, and is considered one of the Maya...
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rise to prominence of Puuc settlements in the northern Maya lowlands, so named after the hills where they are mainly found. Puuc settlements are specifically...
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Mesoamerican architecture (section Puuc)
chacmools, Atlantean figures, Quetzalcoatl designs. So named after the Puuc hills in which this style developed and flourished during the latter portion...
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monumental Puuc style architecture, the partially ruined Grand Palace of Sayil. The site is located in the karst limestone hills of the Puuc region of...
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architectural styles, reminiscent of styles seen in central Mexico and of the Puuc and Chenes styles of the Northern Maya lowlands. The presence of central...
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Architecture of Mexico (section Puuc style)
museum. The Puuc style originated in the hilly region of western Yucatán during the Terminal Classic period. The basic construction method of Puuc buildings...
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Mesoamerica also saw distinctive architectural influences from the Olmec, the Puuc and oasiamerican peoples. With the arrival of the Spanish, architectural...
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