The Dzibanché - Kinichná complex is located in a transition zone between the lowland forest of the north of the Yucatán Peninsula and the tropical rainforest of Petén.
This settlement covers more than 40 km² and is made up of four groups of monumental architecture: Dzibanché or Main Group, Central Complex or Lamay Group, Tutil and Kinichná.
These groups performed specific functions and were interconnected by sacbés or Mayan white roads.
The architecture of the site reflects the Peten style, which was replaced around 600 AD. by temples with facades decorated with paired pilasters, double-development vaults and tensioners at the ends of narrow galleries, as well as basements with bodies decorated with talus - board. These features belong to a local style associated with the Kaan dynasty, which established itself at the site during the Early Classic.
The existence of hieroglyphic texts engraved on the monuments on the stairs of the Temple of the Captives and the discovery of sumptuous offerings in funerary chambers indicate that Dzibanché was involved in the conquest of several towns. These war conquests were carried out by various rulers of the Kaan family over more than two centuries.
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Dzibanché is the name given to the largest settlement of the architectural group that includes Kinichná to the north, Tutil to the west, Lamay to the center and Dzibanché itself to the east, occupying an area of more than 40 kilometers.
