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The Puuc Route is an extraordinary itinerary road that connects five main Mayan sites : Uxmal, Kabah, Sayil, Xlapak and Labnà. Most of these cities were vassals of Uxmal, and were linked together by Sacbé, white paths of piled stones that were more than a meter high to be sheltered from the vegetation and to remain passable in case of rain. Some archaeologists believe they also had an astronomical role.  On the road, Yucatan The Mayan-Yucatec term Puuc has acquired various connotations; it is used to designate a geographical area, an archaeological region and an architectural style, as well as a period in the history of the Mayans. That is, in essence, it has a geographical-cultural meaning. The Puuc region shows specific and peculiar architectural and decorative elements such as the multi-storey structures, the finishing of the stones that cover the buildings, assembled like a mosaic, the insertion of columns on the facades and on the base, the complex decoration with anthropomorp...