Location and Information
Lodged between the Westin Laguna Mar and the Park Royal Pirámides, Yamil Lu’um consists of two small temples that were built between A.D. 1200 and 1550: the Templo del Alacrán (Temple of the Scorpion), owing its name to the remains of a scorpion sculpture on one of its walls, and the Templo de la Huella (Temple of the Handprint), so named because of a handprint found in the stucco.
Unfortunately, neither the scorpion sculpture nor the handprint is visible these days. The ruins are well above the beach on Cancún’s highest point, suggesting that the two small temples were used as watchtowers, lighthouses, and navigational aids.
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- Type: Mayan Ruins
- Date: 10-13-2013
- GPS: 21.110404,-86.760650
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