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Kiuic

Yaxhachén, Mexico

Kiuic

Kiuic is a Maya archaeological site in the Puuc region of Yucatán, Mexico that was a large civic-ceremonial center at its peak during the Late Classic period. The occupation of Kiuic dates back to the middle Preclassic period between 800 BC which makes it one of the oldest sites within the Puuc regi

on and had a It had continuous development until the late classical period. It was between the years 600 and 850 AD when it reached its peak of development and became a major center of power of the Puuc region. The archaeological site of Kiuic is located inside a biocultural reserve in the Puuc region, municipality of Oxkutzcab in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, approximately 8 kilometers south of the Mayan cities of Labná, Xlapak, Sayil, and Huntichmul.

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