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Yucatán Peninsula
The Yucatán Peninsula is a low limestone platform in south-eastern Mexico and northern Central America, separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea. It is divided among the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo, together with Belize and northern Guatemala. Lacking surface rivers, it depended on cenotes for water, and it was a heartland of Maya civilisation, with cities such as Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Cobá and Mayapán.
Mentioned in 12 state histories
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Yucatán Peninsula. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yucatan-peninsula
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