Geography of Quintana Roo

area just south of the tip of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico

thumb|Major sites of the Puuc style (black), Chenes style (green) and transitional styles (blue)right|thumb|Puuc building at Xculoc, Campeche, as drawn by [[Frederick Catherwood, 1841 ]] right|thumb|Ruins of the Palace of Sayil. thumb|Decoration of Codz Poop at Kabáh. thumb|Detail of building in the Nunnery Quadrangle in Uxmal. Puuc is the name of a region in the Mexican state of Yucatán and a Maya architectural style prevalent in that region. The word puuc is derived from the Maya term for "hill". Since the Yucatán is relatively flat, this term was extended to encompass the large karstic rang