Coba - Riviera Maya

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It is located west of the village and archaeological site of Tulum, in the vicinity of the village of the same name. As for other area's Maya sites, there is no epigraphic evidence to ascertain the name that would have led the settlement in pre-Hispanic times, but some references to the colonial and ethnographic area, allowed during the thirties of the twentieth century, Eric Thompson noted that the name of the site would have been Kinchil Cobá, alluding to the name of God and Maya Solar essentially a geographical designation would relate to the Mayan word "Cob" (or "Kob"), cloudy or chopped, and " has "water, which form the name" instead of minced or turbid water, "probably in reference to the lakes around which the city was built.

Coba is located east of the town of Coba, in the municipality of solidadridad, Quintana Roo. Since Cancun, the site is directed by federal highway 180 Cancun - Chetumal, Tulum and reach, take the deviation of 47kms, Leading to the village and archaeological zone.

Coba Cenotes

Located just 6 of Coba ksm encunentran these magnificent cenotes, ideal for cooling off after driving all the archaeological zone.

Cenote Choo ha

Cenote Choo ha, Coba CenotesLocated 10 minutes from Coba on the race you will find a booth where you will pay your access to the Choo-Ha cenote in Spanish means water that drips because throughout its interior are constantly being filtered stalactites.

 

Cenote Tankach Ha

Cenote Choo ha, Coba CenotesCoba is located very near the same place where the Cenote Choo "It is nothing more than to move a little to your left about 200 meters to reach the Tankach-Ha Cenote deep meaning, because as its name says because it has depths of 4 to 35 meters, making it the deepest of the 3 that are in this area.

 

Cenote Multum Ha

Cenote Choo ha, Coba CenotesMultum "It means hill of stones in the water, you are given this name because you can see below the platform a rather lopsided pile of stones that give the impression of a Mayan ruin, this sinkhole was discovered 15 years ago, but open the public just 3 years.

 

Photos of the Mayan Ruins of Coba

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