Mexico News » Campeche News Mexico » Campeche » History: A second Maya city, hidden 2,500 years, has surfaced from Campeche’s forest on LiDAR maps
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Published on: Thursday 03 September 2026
A separate lost Maya settlement has come to light in the forests of Campeche, in southeastern Mexico, its outline traced from the air before anyone set foot in it. Named El Yesal, the site sits within ...
News Mexico » Campeche » History: A second Maya site in Campeche is rewriting how early the lowland dynasties kept time
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Published on: Friday 26 June 2026
A carved stone monument at El Palmar in Campeche, Mexico, records a Long Count date of 8.7.1.0.0, placing it at A.D. 180 and making it one of the earliest known uses of the Maya calendar system tied ...