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The Dovecote & The Old Woman's HouseThese ruins (along with the Cemetery Group) illustrate the contrast that makes Uxmal unique: in addition to the large elaborate structures, the great number of interesting ruins that are essentially unrestored... |
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The Old Woman's HouseFrom the journal: "We made our way along some of the lesser trod trails looking first for some ruins that were indicated on the (poor) maps that we had, and second, looking for some of the structures you could see from the top of the Great Pyramid. |
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| After some searching (and wandering through the bush), we found what was indicated on the map as the "Old Woman’s House". This was one of the structures associated with the legend surrounding Uxmal. That is, that the Magician’s Pyramid, the Governor’s Palace, and this place were all erected in a single night by a magic dwarf (whose mother was the ‘Old Woman’). What remains is a sizeable mound with only a section of facade standing on one side and a small section standing at the top. |
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To get to the top you have to pick your way among the rocks and underbrush but at the
top you get (once again) a nice vista of the other ruins." <<View from the top of the mound at the Old Woman's House... in the background are the Great Pyramid and the Governor's Palace. |
The DovecoteOdd & mysterious, the Dovecote (or House of the Doves) is all that remains of what was once a large structure between two courtyards. The courtyards have been cleared and are evident from the top of the Great Pyramid, but the buildings that once comprised the surrounding walls are unexcavated. |
The view from the Great Pyramid. |
The facades of the roof combs have remnants of relief carvings of faces but in general what remains of the whole complex is in poor condition. |
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The mound in the background is the (unrestored) side of the Great Pyramid. |
The archway over the central entrance looking south. |
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