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The House of Turtles (foreground), the Pyramid of the Magician (right), and the Nunnery Quadrangle, &elipsis; [Credit: © Robert Frerck/Odyssey Productions]Ancient city,
Yucatán state, southeastern Mexico. It was the chief city of the later
Mayan empire (&circa; &AD; 600–900).
After &circa; 1000, major construction in the city ceased, although it continued to be occupied and was a participant in the political League of Mayapán. When the league ended, Uxmal, like the other great cities of the north, was abandoned (&circa; 1450). Mayan ruins include a pyramid, a palace, and a quadrangle.
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