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Hacienda Eknakán
Hacienda Eknakán (aka San José Eknacán) is located in the Cuzamá Municipality in the state of Yucatán (state), Yucatán in southeastern Mexico 48 kilometers southeast of the city of Merida, between the towns of Acanceh and Cuzamá. It is one of the properties that arose during the nineteenth century henequen boom. It is unusual in that it was built with the plan to become a religious center around its church. Toponymy The name (Eknakán) is a word from the Mayan language meaning the black house of the snake. How to get there Take the Mérida-Valladolid highway 180 east to the Teya-Peto cut off (highway 18). Proceed south to Acanceh and take the Carretera Acanceh–Cuzamá southeast to Eknakán. The puebla and hacienda of the same name, is located approximately 4 km prior to reaching Cuzamá. History The hacienda was built as a cattle ranch and later switched to henequen. Richard Molina Solís purchased "San José Eknacán" in 1872 and three years later began the comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |