Among its notable structures is a large two-storey 'palace' ("El Palacio"), which is one of the longest structures in the Puuc region at 120 m in length. |
In
1843 John L Stephens wrote in Incidents
of Travel in Yucatan,
"The
next morning we set out for the ruins of Labnà. Our road lay southeast, among
hills, and was more picturesque than any we had seen in the country. At the
distance of a mile and a half we reached a field of ruins, which, after all we
had seen, created in us new feelings of astonishment. It was one of the circumstances
attending our exploration of ruins in this country, that until we arrived on
the ground we had no idea of what we were to meet with. The accounts of the Indians
were never reliable. When they gave us reason to expect much we found but
little, and, on the other hand, when we expected but little a great field
presented itself. Of
this place even our friend the cura Carillo had never heard. Our first intelligence of ruins in this
region was from the brother of the padrecito at Nohcacab, who, however, had
never seen them, himself..."
The god Itzamná on the Palace |
En 1843 John L Stephens
escribió en Incidentes de Viajes en Yucatán, "A la mañana siguiente
salimos para las ruinas de Labnà. Nuestro camino al sureste, entre cerros, y
era más pintoresco que cualquiera que habíamos visto en el país. A la distancia de una milla y media llegamos
a un campo de ruinas, que, después de todo habíamos visto, creado en nosotros
nuevos sentimientos de asombro. Fue una
de las circunstancias que concurran en nuestra exploración de las ruinas en
este país, hasta que llegamos a la tierra no teníamos idea de lo que nos íbamos
a encontrar. Las cuentas de los indios
nunca fueron confiables. Cuando nos
dieron motivos para esperar mucho encontramos pero poco, y, por otro lado,
cuando lo que esperábamos pero poco un gran campo se presentó. De este lugar nunca había oído hablar incluso
nuestro amigo el cura Carillo. Nuestra
primera inteligencia de ruinas en esta región era del hermano del padrecito en
Nohcacab, que, sin embargo, nunca los había visto, él mismo..."
From the palace, a ceremonial road extends to an elaborately decorated gateway arch ("El Arco"). |
While
Uxmal was well known at the time of the Spanish invasion, the existence of
Labná had been generally forgotten, and seems to have been known to exist only
by local farmers and the brother of the priest who served as informant to
Stephens and Frederick Catherwood. On
their second expedition to the Yucatan, they explored the area around Uxmal and
discovered the remains of Kabah, Sayil and Labná, and ever since these sites
have been known to the world.
Gateway at Labnah, lithograph by J. C. Bourne, based on artwork by Catherwood of El Arco. |
Mientras Uxmal era
conocido en el momento de la invasión española, la existencia de Labná había
sido generalmente olvidada y parece ha sido conocida sólo existir por
agricultores locales y el hermano del padrecito que sirvió del informador a
Stephens y Frederick Catherwood. Por su
segunda expedición a Yucatán, exploraron el área alrededor de Uxmal y
descubrieron los restos de Kabah, Sayil y Labná, y desde que estos sitios han
sido conocidos al mundo.
"El Mirador", a pyramid-like structure surmounted by a temple. |
Labná,
situated to the south of the large Maya site of Uxmal, site is comparatively
small and compact. Its notable
structures include a large two-storey 'palace' ("El Palacio"), which
is one of the longest structures in the Puuc region at approximately 120 m. From the palace, a ceremonial road (sacbe)
extends to an elaborately decorated gateway arch ("El Arco"). Next to this gateway stands "El
Mirador", a pyramid-like structure surmounted by a temple. It's a picturesque location not often
visited. Labná was incorporated with
Uxmal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Labná, situado al sur del
área maya grande de Uxmal, el sitio es comparativamente pequeño y compacto. Sus estructuras notables incluyen un
'palacio' de dos pisos grande ("El Palacio"), que es una de las
estructuras más largas en la región de Puuc en aproximadamente 120 m. Del palacio, un camino ceremonioso (sacbe) se
extiende a un arco de la entrada de fina ornamentación ("El Arco").
Al lado de esta entrada pone "El Mirador", una estructura parecida a
una pirámide superada por un templo. Es
un lugar pintoresco que no visitó a menudo.
Labná se incorporó con Uxmal como patrimonio de la humanidad por la
UNESCO en 1996.
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