Coba

100 AD42 m Nohoch MulMexico

CountryMexico

Date100 AD

Notable Feature42 m Nohoch Mul

RegionQuintana Roo

About Coba

Once had 50,000 inhabitants. Connected to other cities by 16 sacbeob (raised causeways), the longest 100 km. The Nohoch Mul pyramid is the tallest in the Yucatan at 42 m. Most of the site is still unexcavated.

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