Nadzca an, Mexico
Information
"Close to Heaven". Cultural significance Located in 1993 archaeologist. Florentino Garcia Cruz, who gave it its current name. It is a town located on a plateau and consists of three architectural groups built during the Classic (250-1000 AD.). It retains several memorials and one the emblem glyph of Calakmul was recorded. It shows two squares, ten buildings and a ball game in which the transition of Peten Rio Bec style is appreciated. Its main groups are: Group Ah Kin, Chi'ik Group and Bec Group.
Must Know
Hours:. Temporarily closed to the public
Contact: Campeche INAH Center 01 (981) 8 16 91 11 and August 16 81 79 138 017 Ext. Lic. Irma Cantun Mata, Head of Operation.
Get There
To get to the archaeological site Nadzca'an necessary take Highway No. 96 linking Escárcega with Chetumal and at kilometer 95, take a gap which runs from south to north for about 18 kilometers to reach the archaeological site. The gap is an access road to the town of Conhuas, Municipality of Calakmul.