Coba

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Coba is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and one of the tallest pyramids in the region.

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Coba canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya pyramid
ancient Maya city
archaeological site
raised stone roads
connectedTo Yaxuná
other Maya settlements via sacbeob
country Mexico
culture Maya civilization
discoveredByEuropeans John Lloyd Stephens (reported region)
linked to: John Lloyd Stephens
distanceFromCancún about 130 km southwest
distanceFromTulum about 44 km northwest
endTime post-15th century CE (as major center)
environment lowland tropical forest
excavatedBy Mexican archaeologists
firstDocumentedArchaeologically early 20th century
hasPart Chumuc Mul Group
linked to: Grupo Nohoch Mul

Coba Group
Macanxoc Group
Nohoch Mul Group
linked to: Grupo Nohoch Mul

Nohoch Mul pyramid
ballcourts
causeways
residential groups
sacbeob
linked to: Sacbe 1

stelae
temple pyramids
height about 42 meters
heritageDesignation Zona Arqueológica de Cobá
knownFor extensive network of sacbeob
one of the tallest pyramids in the northern Yucatán
languageUsed Classic Maya
locatedIn Coba
Yucatán Peninsula
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Quintana Roo
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00
locatedNear Cobá Lagoon
linked to: Cobá lagoon

Tulum
managedBy Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
nearFeature lakes and cenotes
numberOfSacbeob more than 40
openToPublic true
periodOfFlourishing Classic period
Late Classic period
populationPeak tens of thousands of inhabitants
region northern Maya lowlands
religion Maya religion
startTime circa 1st century CE
tourism popular tourist destination in Quintana Roo
writingSystem Maya hieroglyphs

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maya lowlands contains Coba
Nohoch Mul partOf Coba
Nohoch Mul pyramid locatedIn Coba
subject linked to: Coba