The site name is composed of two Mayan words. Lol Tun meaning "stone flower" Cultural Significance Loltún etymologically comes from the Yucatec Maya Lol "Flower" and Tun "Stone", "Stone Flower". Today the caves of Loltún are the archaeological site containing the widest chronological sequence in the north of the Yucatan Peninsula. Cultural evidence in these caves also suggest a use as a camp housing early and later stages. The occupation sequence starts with materials that are products of the early presence of man in the Yucatan Peninsula, to 9000. C., and continue with the domestication of plants and animals and later the incorporation of architecture and sculpture, to their daily activities, illustrating the social process that led to the homeless man to become sedentary. From the Classic period, the caves longer used as a place of shelter and there is only evidence of its use as a place of water. Other important elements are the 145 wall paintings and petroglyphs located 42 so far. Chronology: 9000. 1500 C. d. C. Location main chronological: Late Preclassic, 400. C. 200 d.

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It is accessed via Highway No. 180, which addresses the long route Campeche. From Ticul necessary move by the Federal Highway 184 towards Oxkutzcab; and this population addressed by the paved road heading south for seven kilometers. Visitors can reach the site by public transport.

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