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Uxmal  

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  • Located in Mexico's modern-day state of Yucatán, Uxmal was a Late and Terminal Classic Maya center with considerable political and economic clout. The name Uxmal is thought to derive from Yucatec Maya, and roughly translates as “thrice built.” Given its history and spectacular architecture, Uxmal is well named. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Uxmal]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-F758VPWW-H

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