Muyil (also known as Chunyaxché) was one of the earliest and longest inhabited ancient

Maya Maya may refer to: Ethnic groups * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (East Africa), a p ...

sites on the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. It is located approximately south of the coastal site of

Tulum Tulum (, ) is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea. T ...

, in the Municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto in the state of

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. Artifacts found here date back from as early as 350 BC. to as late as 1200-1500 AD. The ruins of Muyil are an example of Peten architecture, like those found in southern Mayan sites with their steep walled pyramids such as

Tikal Tikal (; ''Tik'al'' in modern Mayan orthography) is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Pre-Col ...

in Guatemala. It is situated on the Sian Ka'an lagoon, a name meaning "Where the Sky is Born". Muyil was located along a

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on the Caribbean once accessible via a series of canals. Among the most commonly traded goods were Jade, obsidian, chocolate, honey, feathers, chewing gum, and salt. It is believed that throughout much of its history, Muyil had strong ties to the center of

Coba Coba () is an ancient Maya city on the Yucatán Peninsula, located in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The site is the nexus of the largest network of stone causeways of the ancient Maya world, and it contains many engraved and sculpted stelae ...

located some the north / northwest. The 2010 federal census reported a population of 191 inhabitants in the locality.2010 census tables: INEGI
File:Muyil3.jpg, Temple on the top of pyramid in Muyil File:Muyil2.jpg,

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building at the foot of the pyramid File:Les forest.jpg, Pyramid File:Structure 7H3.jpg, Structure 7H3, or building number 5 of the self-guided Muyil tour File:Les forest pyram.jpg, Ancient road

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Muyil Archaeological Information
by Walter R. T. Witschey. {{Quintana Roo Maya sites in Quintana Roo Former populated places in Mexico Tourist attractions in Quintana Roo Maya sites that survived the end of the Classic Period

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