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San Miguel de Cozumel in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico — The Yucatan Peninsula (The Southeast)
 

Calendario maya
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Mayan calendar

 
 
Calendario maya / Mayan calendar Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, May 29, 2023
1. Calendario maya / Mayan calendar Marker
Inscription.  El calendario sagrado o ritual (Tzolkin) de 260 días y el calendario solar (Haab) de 365 días, que se combinan entre sí para formar un ciclo de 52 años llamado Cuenta Larga o rueda de Calendárica. Esta larga cuenta registra los días desde una fecha de "era", que los mayas establecieron en el cuarto ahaw del cumku del octavo mes, y que en su sistema de notación corresponde a 13.0.0.0.0, que es equivalente, de acuerdo con el generalmente aceptado correlación, al 13 de agosto de 3114 a. C. Este día, se completó un ciclo de 5,125 años antes de que vivamos actualmente.

English:
Mayan calendar
The sacred or ritual calendar (Tzolkin) of 260 days and the solar calendar (Haab) of 365 days, which combine with each other to form a 52-year cycle called the Long Count or Calendárica wheel. This long account records the days from an "era" date, which the Maya established on the 4th ahaw of the 8th-month cumku, and which in its notation system corresponds to 13.0.0.0.0 which is equivalent, according to the generally accepted correlation, to August 13, 3114 BC. This day, a cycle of 5,125 years was completed before we are currently
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 3114 BCE.
 
Location. 20° 28.562′ N, 86° 58.487′ W. Marker is in San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, in Cozumel. It is on Quintana Roo C-1 0.2 kilometers south of Av. Claudio Canto. The marker is located in central section of the Puerto Maya Cruise Ship Maritime Terminal. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Miguel de Cozumel QR 77675, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mexican Maya Heartland and on the Yucatán Peninsula. Globally, it is on the Caribbean Sea, in North America, in Mesoamerica, in a Gulf of Mexico state, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chac mool (here, next to this marker); Los Sacerdotes Mayas / The Mayan Priests (a few steps from this marker); Land of Chocolate (a few steps from this marker); Diosa Ixchel / Goddess Ixchel (within shouting distance
The view of the Calendario maya / Mayan calendar and Marker from the stores image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, May 29, 2023
2. The view of the Calendario maya / Mayan calendar and Marker from the stores
of this marker); Coral Reefs (within shouting distance of this marker); Ancient Heritage (within shouting distance of this marker); Chac-Mool (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Tzolkin (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Miguel de Cozumel.
 
Also see . . .  Maya calendar. Wikipedia (Submitted on September 20, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.) 
 
The Mayan calendar image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, May 29, 2023
3. The Mayan calendar
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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