The Government of Mexico opened this year to the public the archaeological zone of Ichkabal, an older city that Chichén Itzá and discovered three decades ago by a group of Mexican archaeologists hidden among the Mayan jungle, in the Mexican Caribbean.
The place in Quintana Roo attracts hundreds of tourists and residents of nearby communities who want to know the secrets and pyramids more than 40 meters high.
The old Mayan city is 40 kilometers from La Laguna de los 7 colors, a tourist destination in full growth in the region, detonated by the beauty of the area, its natural resources and the Mayan train, built by the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador
In an EFE tour of the area, the archaeologist Luis Joaquín Venegas de la Torre, responsible for the site, explained that the history of Ichkabal dates back to 600 BC, but after centuries of abandonment a team of archaeologists led by Enrique Nalda La rediscovered in 1996.
The specialist explained that “they are structures, they are monumental cities that built for a very early era, with an architectural style of the Petén (ecosystem of the Mayan zone) that resembles the structures in Guatemala.”
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“And with triadic sets and groups that are very particular structures for the oldest era of the Mayan groups in this region of Quintana Roo,” he added.
Archaeologist Luis Joaquín Venegas stressed that, throughout these years, there have been intense excavations on the site and restorations that finally allowed their opening to the public in January.
Venegas de la Torre explained that the main structure of Ichkabal, structure 4, reaches 42 meters high.
This, he described, is one of the most significant sets, next to the Plaza Poniente and other findings of recent excavations, and from the highest part the Mayan jungle can be observed.
In addition, the archaeologist highlighted the Ichkabal Aguada, a water reservoir with the capacity to supply a resident population and where crocodiles live, as it is interconnected with other bodies of water.
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For now, access to the area is free for national and foreign, and the rates that will be charged are not yet revealed.
Rosa Rojas Quezada lives near the archaeological zone, the most recent opening to the public in Mexico, had heard from the place, but was surprised to meet him and returned again.
“I imagined that I was less pretty, but when I arrived, I was surprised how well they have it, it is impressive. Come with comfortable shoes, long -sleeved blouse and water, because heat is intense, ”he said.
During their visit they saw toucans and hares that were in their natural environment, while other tourists reported having seen a panther, spider monkeys and foxes.
With EFE information
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