Ek Balam Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Ek Balam
Ek Balam, also spelled Ek' Balam or Ek' B'alam, is an important archaeological site of the late classicMaya culture. Ek' B'alam means Black Jaguar or Star Jaguar in the Yucatec Maya language, but inscriptions indicate that the original name of the site was probably Talol. Rare and original stucco sculptures are protected by modern thatched roofs on the remains of the Acropolis. Such stucco sculptures generally do not survive because they are just plaster and weather rapidly. As Chichen Itza became more powerful, eclipsing Ek Balam, the Maya themselves buried the Acropolis at Ek Balam, preserving the stucco sculptures and many painted hieroglyphic inscriptions. This gives us an illustration of what many other Maya sites must once have looked like. There is no museum on site. The small v
Where to Stay in Ek Balam
- 🏨Genesis Eco-Oasis
Ek Balam Travel Guide Sections
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