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Nocuchich is a Mayan ruin in Campeche in Mexico.
background
Difficult to reach, relatively small and the buildings are in bad shape. Actually, this small site is rather insignificant, if it weren't for two buildings that are unique and remain a mystery to archaeologists to this day. On the one hand, there is a filigree new meter-high tower that resembles a roof ridge in structure. The other building is (or was) the so-called picture pillar. This was destroyed in the 1970s due to circumstances that were not yet clear. Generally this place is assigned to the Chenes style.
getting there
By plane
The closest airport is in Campeche. From there it continues on the road.
By train
In the street
Of Campeche from one drives the MEX 261 into the village Hopelchén. From here the ruin is about 5 km in a south-easterly direction.
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- tower. This filigree building looks like a pillar and therefore impresses with the height of new meters. This building was probably also covered with stucco. Numerous stone cones indicate this. In the upper regions, the tower is provided with numerous small openings. Therefore it is more like a roof ridge than a tower. Similar to roof ridges in Palenque this could also have served a calendar purpose here.
- Picture pillar. With a height of 7 meters and a large face, this was also unique in the Maya world. In 1889 Teobert Maler was the first to report about this Mayan site and also took photos. The archaeologist Harry E.D. Pollock inspected the complex in 1936 and described the pillar like a painter. But in the 1970s the pillar was willfully destroyed. Rumors suggested a superstitious reason. So posterity only has the picture of Teobert Maler.
