Labna Yucatan Mayan word means "old house". Cultural Significance This site, like others located in the Puuc region was important in classical times, but it is likely that the settlement was found under the control of somewhere that served as regional capital. During this time the most important economic and political centers of the region were: Uxmal, Sayil and Kabah, which together with Oxkintok, Labná and Nohpat seem to have controlled the entire ridge of the Puuc and some portions of the Northern Plains; it is presumed that the scheme of basic socio-political organization was the large autonomous centers with full state organization;it seems clear that these settlements centralized in a very high most of the functions of the region grade. The management of spaces and architectural elements demonstrate the interaction that existed between political entities. Chronology: 200 BC. 1000 C. d. C. Location main chronological: Late Classic and Early Postclassic 800-1000 d.

There has been more excavation here, so the main buildings can all be seen as part of a harmonious whole. The Palacio, near the entrance, bears traces of sculptures including the inevitable Chac, and a crocodile-snake figure with a human face emerging from its mouth thought to symbolize a god emerging from the jaws of the underworld. Remnants of a sacbé lead from here to the Arco de Labná. Originally part of a complex linking two great squares, like the Nunnery at Uxmal, it now stands alone, richly decorated on both sides: on the east with geometric patterns, on the west with these and niches in the form of Maya huts or temples. Nearby is El Mirador, a barely restored temple mound topped by the well-preserved remains of a tall roofcomb. An inner passageway at one time led to the site’s principal temple.

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It is accessed via Highway No. A14 261 through the towns of Muna and Santa Elena, at km. 105, a deviation that leads to the town of Emiliano Zapata Cooperative, known as the road to the Puuc Route, because through it you can access Sayil, Xlapak, Loltún Labná and finally taken.Visitors can reach the site by public transport.