Chacchoben

Chacchoben (chak-cho-BEN; Maya for "the place of red corn") is a Maya ruin approximately 110 mi (177 km) south of Tulum and 7 mi (11 km) from the village from which it derives its name.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Chacchoben
Settlement.settlement_type: Maya Site
Settlement.image_skyline: Chacchoben, Gran Basamento, Temple I (14342835836).jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Quintana Roo
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.established_title: Earliest inscription

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Chacchoben today
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Chacchoben (chak-cho-BEN; Maya for "the place of red corn") is a Maya ruin approximately 110 mi (177 km) south of Tulum and 7 mi (11 km) from the village from which it derives its name.

== History == Settlement by the Maya at the site is estimated at 200 BC, and the structures date from 700 AD. It is characterised by large temples and massive platform groups.