History | |
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Founded | 862 AD (according to inscriptions) |
Periods | Late Classic to Terminal Classic. |
Cultures | Maya civilization |
Site notes | |
Official name | Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal |
Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii |
Reference | 791 |
Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
Labna (or Labná in Spanish orthography) is a Mesoamerican archaeological site and ceremonial center of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the Puuc Hills region of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is situated to the south of the large Maya site of Uxmal, in the southwest of the present-day state of Yucatán, Mexico. Labna, Sayil and Kabah were incorporated with Uxmal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.