{"id":20558,"date":"2022-07-25T18:19:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T23:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexplor.co\/?p=20558"},"modified":"2025-08-29T17:10:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T22:10:47","slug":"edzna-ruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexplor.co\/es\/edzna-ruins\/","title":{"rendered":"Edzna Ruins (Campeche): Complete guide 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Edzna ruins is a Mayan archaeological site, located in the state of Campeche in Mexico, which is 1 hour from the city of the city of Campeche.<\/p>

Founded in the year 600 BC and occupied until the fifteenth century; Edzn\u00e1 was, in its heyday, an important regional capital, having up to 25,000 inhabitants. The site established an important relationship with the great cities of Calakmul and Piedras Negras (or Yo’ki’b in Mayan) in Guatemala. But little by little, over the centuries, the city lost its political and economic power until it was completely abandoned around the year 1450.<\/p>

Edzna Ruins is a site out of the beaten tracks and will enchant you. This is our guide to Edzn\u00e1, where you will discover why it is a must-see in Campeche.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Although the Edzna archaeological site is not as large as Calakmul<\/a> or Chichen Itza, it has a unique charm for several reasons.<\/p>

To begin with, the main pyramid has 4 vaulted floors, an architectural style very rare among the Mayans, who used to build stepped pyramids. Furthermore, Edzn\u00e1 has a certain wild beauty, as not all the structures are perfectly clean, which has led to the natural invasion of plants between the stones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Edzna ruins is a little known place, where you will hardly find any tourist.
This is considered to be one of the most interesting Mayan cities due to its technological advancement since its inhabitants developed a complex hydraulic system of pipes that are used to irrigate the land throughout the year, as transport routes and, in some cases, as a means of defense.<\/p>

In its time, Edzn\u00e1 housed several religious, administrative and residential buildings distributed over an area of about 25 km\u00b2, with a mixture of Puuc, Pet\u00e9n and Chenes styles.<\/p>

Currently, only a small part is accessible to the public. These are the main buildings of Edzn\u00e1 ruins:<\/p>