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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
Uxbenka is hard to find. Look for the water tower at the north end of Santa Cruz village. Uxbenka is up a road on the opposite side of the highway from the tower.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
Follow this road up to park and walk to Uxbenka.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
The footpath to Uxbenka.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
A stela that lies at the entrance to the site.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
A footpath circles the hill on which Uxbenka sits.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
The site is mostly unimproved, giving one the feel of seeing a Mayan site in its raw form.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
Stone structures unearthed to differing degrees make up the site.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
An uncovered tomb is one of the main points of interest at the site.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
Stone wall at Uxbenka.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
One of 13 stelae (and one of only two standing stelae) at Uxbenka.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
The site dates back to the years A.D. 250 to 500.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
One of the structures at Uxbenka.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
03/22/2019
One of two standing stelae at Uxbenka.

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