KABAH (on the Puuc Route)

At the other end of the sacbe leading out of glorious Uxmal, lies the ruins of Kabah, which competes with the larger city in the majesty and beauty of its palace facades, including the Codz Pop with its 250 masks of the god Chac. This is one of the most splendid examples of Mayan architecture, enchanting the thousands of tourists who visit it each year. The perfection of the stone carving, the obvious harmony in the exuberance of geometric forms, the sculptures mounted on the walls and the expressive power of its human, zoomorphic and fantastic depictions, all make up an artistic universe created about a thousand years ago. A slender stone arch, called the Arch of Kabah, is the entrance to the sacbe leading to Uxmal some 14 miles away. It is constructed in the beautiful style characteristic of the region and is a distinguishing feature of this pre-Hispanic site.