Xculoc

Puuc style Mayan building at Xculoc,
in 1841 drawing by Frederick Catherwood.

Xculoc is a village in Campeche, Mexico.^[1] This settlement of Maya people is located 20 kilometres south of Uxmal and the same distance west of Sayil.^[2]

Ancient Mayan Classic Period Puuc style Mayan building ruins are located in Xculoc.

References

↑ Xculoc (Hopelchén, Campeche, Mexico) - Population, Map and Location by »City Population«
↑ Kramer, K., Maya Children: Helpers at the Farm (Harvard University Press, 2005), p. 55.

State of Campeche

Campeche (capital)

Municipalities and (municipal seats)	Calkiní (Calkiní) Campeche (Campeche) Carmen (Ciudad del Carmen) Champotón (Champotón) Hecelchakán (Hecelchakán) Hopelchén (Hopelchén) Palizada (Palizada) Tenabo (Tenabo) Escárcega (Escárcega) Calakmul (Xpujil) Candelaria (Candelaria)

Coordinates: 20°11′N 89°50′W / 20.183°N 89.833°W / 20.183; -89.833

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