Xcaret

This article is about the Maya archaeological site. For the modern-day commercial theme park and tourist attraction, see Xcaret Park.

Xcaret (Mayan pronunciation: [ʃkaˈɾet]) is a Maya civilization archaeological site located on the Caribbean coastline of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. The site was occupied by the pre-Columbian Maya and functioned as a port for navigation and an important Maya trading center. Some of the site's original structures are contained within a modern-day tourism development, the privately-owned Xcaret Park.[1]

  1. ^ Rich, Grant J (2010). "Heritage or Heresy: Archaeology and Culture on the Maya Riviera by Cameron Jean Walker". American Ethnologist. 37 (1): 182–183. doi:10.1111/j.1548-1425.2010.01248_14.x.