What to see?Xpuhil owes its name to a local natural gouache, made from a herbaceous plant common in the zone known as “cat tail”.

This site was originally an agricultural community that grew and developed as a suburb of the main city, Becán. It is likely that Xpuhil provided farming products and workers for the maintenance and construction of different buildings.

At the same time, Becán provided Xpuhil with political and economical stability, as well as of religious services.well as of religious services.

Chicanná can be translated as “The house of the serpent mouth”; it comes from chi, mouth, can, serpent and na, house; possibly related to the forms carved into the facade of Estructura II.

The archeological zone is located 292 km. southeast of the city of Campeche, capital of Campeche state.

This site is a good This site is a good example of the fusion of two important architectural Mayan styles Chenes: characterized by constructions with a richly domed form, with zoomorphic elements that represents Itzmaná, the principal god of the Mayan pantheon, with the opened jaws; and the style Río Bec (Bec River), with two lateral towers that flank a low and elongated building.

Chicanná is considered one of the finest centers in the region of the river Bec, whereit belongs. It owes more than anything, to the elegance and decorative richness of its buildings. It stands out also, in comparison to the amazing proportions of its buildings. It stands out also, in comparison to the amazing proportions of its neighbors, for its small dimensions.

The last evidences of occupation in Chicanná date back to the Early Posclassic, or about 1100 d.C.