Sayil 
How to get there
By bus (only as far as the Puuc Road turn-off) or by car from Mérida southwards on the MEX 261 as far as Kabah (about 100km/62mi), then another 5km/3mi on the same road until a turning to the left leads after 4km/2.5mi to Sayil.
The archaeological site of Sayil, with Xlapak and Labná, forms a group of Maya centres, all with buildings in the pure Puuc style, which have been left largely unexplored and unvisited, despite the existence of a new road now for a number of years which has made them much more accessible.
By bus (only as far as the Puuc Road turn-off) or by car from Mérida southwards on the MEX 261 as far as Kabah (about 100km/62mi), then another 5km/3mi on the same road until a turning to the left leads after 4km/2.5mi to Sayil.
The archaeological site of Sayil, with Xlapak and Labná, forms a group of Maya centres, all with buildings in the pure Puuc style, which have been left largely unexplored and unvisited, despite the existence of a new road now for a number of years which has made them much more accessible.
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As no definite dating has been possible in Sayil (Maya: "ants' place") up to now, people have had to determine the age of the site by the style of its buildings. This has led experts to claim that the two main buildings date from the 9th c. ad, i.e. the Maya Late Classic period. Clearly all building activity must have ceased by the year 1000.
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