# Labna

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Maya archeological site in the Puuc region, Yucatán

For the milk product known as *labna*, see [Strained yogurt](/source/Strained_yogurt).

Labna The Gateway Arch of Labna Interactive map of Labna Periods Late Classic to Terminal Classic. Cultures Maya civilization History Built 862 AD (according to inscriptions) UNESCO World Heritage Site Official name Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal Criteria Cultural: i, ii, iii Reference 791 Inscription 1996 (20th Session)

**Labna** (or **Labná** in [Spanish orthography](/source/Writing_system_of_Spanish)) is a [Mesoamerican](/source/Mesoamerica) [archaeological site](/source/Archaeological_site) and ceremonial center of the [pre-Columbian](/source/Pre-Columbian) [Maya civilization](/source/Maya_civilization), located in the [Puuc](/source/Puuc) Hills region of the [Yucatán Peninsula](/source/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula). It is situated to the south of the large Maya site of [Uxmal](/source/Uxmal), in the southwest of the present-day state of [Yucatán](/source/Yucat%C3%A1n_(state)), Mexico. Labna, [Sayil](/source/Sayil) and [Kabah](/source/Kabah_(Maya_site)) were incorporated with [Uxmal](/source/Uxmal) as a [UNESCO World Heritage Site](/source/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site) in 1996.

## History

The city existed from 200 to 1000 AD. It reached its peak in the period from 800 to 1000 AD. It undoubtedly had a complex social organization and shares style and decorative elements with other cities in the region ([Uxmal](/source/Uxmal), [Sayil](/source/Sayil), Kabah). It is estimated that about 3,000 inhabitants lived in Labna.[1]

The first written report of Labna was by [John Lloyd Stephens](/source/John_Lloyd_Stephens) who visited it with artist [Frederick Catherwood](/source/Frederick_Catherwood) in 1842. Thanks to this, drawings illustrating the state of the ruins from that period have also been preserved.[2]

The Labna Arch sketched by Catherwood

## Archeological zone

The site is a comparatively small and compact one. Among its notable structures is a large two-storey 'palace' (*"El Palacio"*), which is one of the longest contiguous structures in the [Puuc](/source/Puuc) region at approximately 120 m (393.7 ft) in length. From the palace, a ceremonial road (*[sacbe](/source/Sacbe)*) extends to an elaborately decorated gateway arch (*"El Arco"*). This structure is 3 m (9.8 ft) wide and 6 m high, with well-reserved [bas-reliefs](/source/Bas-relief). The arch is not an entrance to the city, but rather is a passageway between public areas.[3] Next to this gateway stands *"El Mirador"*, a [pyramid-like](/source/Mesoamerican_pyramid) structure surmounted by a temple. A part of the same site is the Temple of the Columns.

The structural design and motifs of the site's buildings are in the [Maya architecture](/source/Maya_architecture) regional style known as *[Puuc](/source/Puuc)*. This makes extensive use of well-cut stone forming patterns and depictions, including masks of the long-nosed rain-god [Chaac](/source/Chaac).

The site was built in the [Late and Terminal Classic era](/source/Mesoamerican_chronology). A date corresponding to AD 862 is inscribed in the palace.

The site is open to visitors.

## References

As the relations between India and Mexico are warming up, India has recently unveiled a replica of the Arch at [Garden of Five Senses](/source/Garden_of_Five_Senses), [New Delhi](/source/New_Delhi) as a goodwill gesture.

## Gallery

		- Detail on the Arch of Labna

		- The Palace of Labna

		- Detail on the Palace of Labna – [Chaac](/source/Chaac) mask

		- Detail on the Palace of Labna – [Vision Serpent](/source/Vision_Serpent)

		- El Mirador temple

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-history_1-0)** ["Labná"](https://lugares.inah.gob.mx/es/inicio/expertos/1889-labn%C3%A1.html). *Lugares INAH* (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-drawings_2-0)** [Merwiński, Tomasz](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tomasz_Merwi%C5%84ski&action=edit&redlink=1). ["Labná – łuk zapomniany na 600 lat"](https://merwinski.pl/labna-luk-zapomniany-na-600-lat/). *Merwinski.pl* (in Polish). Retrieved 2 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Labna_::_The_Mayan_Kingdom_3-0)** [Labná :: The Mayan Kingdom](https://web.archive.org/web/20090201100211/http://mayans.particlebook.com/#/get/page_id/62/Labna/)

## External links

- [Labna-Kiuic Regional Archaeological Project](https://web.archive.org/web/20030331195738/http://www.millsaps.edu/miiar/fieldwork_mexico.shtml)

- [Labná web site at Reed College](http://academic.reed.edu/uxmal/). Over 300 19th–21st century photographs of Labná.

[20°10′21″N 89°34′44.40″W / 20.17250°N 89.5790000°W / 20.17250; -89.5790000](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Labna&params=20_10_21_N_89_34_44.40_W_type:landmark).

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