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Location
Kilometer
60 of the highway number 186
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The
deviation that leads to the archaeological zone of Kohunlich
is in the kilometer 60 of the highway number 186 that goes from
Chetumal, in the state of Quintana Roo to Escárcega, in the state
of Campeche.
The
ancient name of the area is still ignored but the current name Kohunlich
comes from two English words:"cohune" for (a palm tree
native to Belize) and "ridge" for "cohune ridge"
or (the ridge where the cohune palm grows). The archaeologist Victor
Segovia who explored the zone in the 60s, transcribed Cohume Ridge
for Kohumrich; then, it became Kohunlich.
The
masks of Kohunlich are the focus of attention and the reason
for the site's fame. They reflect the complexity of ancient Maya
society and are superb works of art.
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