Maya Jungle

The forests of southern Campeche cover a landscape of low limestone hills and ancient Maya cities. Rainwater disappears quickly into the porous ground, and settlements relied on reservoirs and cisterns as well as seasonal water sources. Among the wooded ridges, Nadzca’an was a Classic-period centre whose buildings show links between the Petén and Río Bec traditions. The dense vegetation now grows over much of the stonework left by its inhabitants.