Dzibanché, meaning "writing on wood", owes its name to the fact that Temple number VI has a fairly large lintel made from quebracho wood that bears eight glyphs dated 618 AD. Dzibanché was a major site in the Maya area in the Classic Period (300-900 A.D) and its inhabitants settled on some 40 sq. km. of hilly lands surrounded by flats. Throughout that area they erected their homes and buildings for worshipping their gods, as well as public buildings which were the hub of the community's social and economic life. The site's most important architectural complex is made up of a number of plazas ringed by large palaces and platforms from which temples decorated with Peten-style crests rose. The most notable of these plazas are those corresponding to Temples 1 and 2, as well as that of the Small Acropolis, that of the so-called "Unknown Building" and that of the Set in "C". A Ball Court, somewhat removed from the main block of structures, completes the list of buildings at this civic-ceremonial center.
The Mayas always built their cities near the water, and besides its natural water sources, this site has several chultunes or underground excavations that served as water deposits.
To get to Dzibanché travelers should take federal highway 186 same that leads to Kohunlich, turning off on the road to Morocoy village, and then six kilometers to the northeast in a dirt road and we come to this archaeological site, the most important Maya city in the region established during the classic period.
General information:
Visiting hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Services: Guards/Bathrooms.
Entrance fee: About 20 pesos per person.
Source: INAH
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