page_title: Coba
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Coba / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: 42 m de hauteur, site de Coba, Yucatán, Mexique
context_page_description: Coba is an ancient Mayan city on the Yucatán Peninsula, located in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The site is the nexus of the largest network of stone causeways of the ancient Mayan world, and it contains many engraved and sculpted stelae that document ceremonial life and important events of the Late Classic Period of Mesoamerican civilization. The adjacent modern village bearing the same name, reported a population of 1,278 inhabitants in the 2010 Mexican federal census.
context_section_description: The archaeological site of Coba received 702,749 visitors in 2017. One of Coba's main attractions is the Ancient Pyramid which, unlike Chichen Itza's Kukulkan Pyramid, is still open for the public to climb its 130 steps up to the top of the site.
  There are also three hotels, one campsite and seven restaurants scattered throughout the site and there is a small pueblo near the ruins, with some restaurants and small shops selling local crafts.
  Outlined are the important artifacts and structures that can be viewed and experienced within the ruins of Coba:
  Nohoch Mul Pyramid - A 42 meters tall (137 feet) pyramid that boasts a remarkable view of the Yucatán and non-public areas of Coba including both             lagoons;  Macanxoc Lagoon to the east and Cobá Lagoon to the southwest.
  Coba Group - This is a series of structures close to the entrance that include the Iglesia (the Church) and one of two ball courts located in this site.
  Conjunto de Pinturas - The focus of this area is the Pyramid of the Painted Lintel where visitors can see from afar actual paintings on the top temple.
  Macanxoc Group - Past the Conjunto de Pinturas is the Macanxoc Group that is found following one of the Sacbes. This area has 8 stelaes and numerous altars. The vast number of stelaes shows that this area was of spiritual significance to the area.
  Coba Stelae - These monuments give insight into various aspects of the formal life of Cobá, including dress, ritual processes, and the roles and power of both  men and women in the city's ceremonial and political activities. Women are the figures of authority in many of the scenes depicted on the stelae. The hieroglyphic inscriptions contain additional information about the city's sociopolitical organization as well as dates and  accounts of major historical events.
  Sacbe - Cobá was an urban hub of many settlements that were joined by roads called sacbes, unique to this Mayan city. These roads range in width from 10 to 30 feet and were built by the Maya for commerce. The longest is 62 km/100 km and fifty others have been discovered. Such construction is believed to be more difficult than that invested into stone buildings and temples. Most transportation along sacbes was done in the cool temperatures of night. The white limestone provided a natural guide, especially when illuminated by moonlight.
caption: Nohoch Mul Pyramid, Cobá.
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