Kabah Mayan Ruins

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Kabah Mayan Ruins, Yucatan Mexico

Photography by Bill and Dorothy Bell

Kabah also has a large arch with a sacbe (ancient road) connecting it with the nearby Mayan site of Uxmal. At the height of the Classic Period, from 600-900 AD, Uxmal was the governmental center for the surrounding areas. Kabah was one of its satellite cities, and although the archeological zone open to the public is somewhat small in size, there is little doubt that Kabah was once a large and thriving city, as there are numerous ruins there still not excavated.

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Kabah Mayan Ruins, Yucatan Mexico

Photography by Bill and Dorothy Bell

One of the most prominent buildings at Kabah is the Palace of the Masks. This large building´s Chenes-style facade is completely covered with 250 masks of the rain god Chac, who is sometimes called ¨The Big Nosed God¨. It is one of the most impressive in Maya architecture. Similar to other sites in the Puuc region, the people of Kabah were dependent on rain to water their precious crops of corn. Thus the devotion to Chac.
Kabah Mayan Ruins, Yucatan Mexico Photography by Bill and Dorothy Bell