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Coba village
Coba village · Reforma.imufomot, Public domain
Coba piramid - panoramio
Coba piramid - panoramio · Dimitri Devogeleer, CC BY 3.0
Coba El Castillo
Coba El Castillo · Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0
Jungle View from El Castillo at Nohoch Mul (6789222961)
Jungle View from El Castillo at Nohoch Mul (6789222961) · Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Sweet corn (5431591023) · Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Sweet corn store (5431590793) · Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England, CC BY-SA 2.0

Coba, Mexico

Cobá

Coba is a town of 1,167 people in Quintana Roo, Mexico.

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Population1,167 GeoNames
Local nameCobá
Elevation15 m 49 ft
Time zoneAmerica/Cancun
Nearest airportFelipe Carrillo Puerto Intl. Airport - Tulum (TQO) 36 km

Why visit Coba

Townapedia lists 22 museums and landmarks, 6 places to eat and 3 places to stay in and around town.

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Museums and landmarks22

Coba

Monument and historic site · 1.6 km

Archeological site of Pre-Columbian Maya

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Estructura 4

Monument and historic site · 1.1 km

Destaca la Estructura 4, por ser la de mayores dimensiones y la que más modificaciones tuvo a lo largo del tiempo. En un principio fue...

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Acrópolis-Conjunto Cobá

Monument and historic site · 1.0 km

Como parte de la Acrópolis del Grupo Cobá -hacia el sur de La Iglesia- se levantó un grupo de edificios alrededor de un patio elevado....

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Conjunto de Las Pinturas

Monument and historic site · 1.6 km

Formado por 5 estructuras y 13 altares, un grupo de edificios ceremoniales de los cuales dos conservan restos de pintura mural. Aquí se...

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Estela 1

Monument and historic site · 1.5 km

Tiene 313 glifos esculpidos en sus cuatro lados; de las cuatro fechas de Cuenta Larga, tres relatan sucesos ocurridos en el siglo VII...

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Estructura 3

Monument and historic site · 1.6 km

Es un recinto abierto, alargado y con dos hileras de siete columnas con capitel cuadrado, a su frente hay trece pequeños altares.

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Estructura 5

Monument and historic site · 1.5 km

Consta de un edificio con escalinata al frente, un cuarto superior que tuvo un techo abovedado. En el Posclásico se le agregó una larga...

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Grupo Macanxoc

Monument and historic site · 1.7 km

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Juego de Pelota

Monument and historic site · 1.1 km

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Juego de pelota

Monument and historic site · 1.9 km

En forma y temporalidad (período Clásico) es similar al juego de pelota del Grupo Cobá. Se distinguen los anillos que tienen grabado el...

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La Iglesia

Monument and historic site · 1.1 km

El edificio conocido como La Iglesia posee un basamento formado por nueve cuerpos de esquinas redondeadas. Tiene varias etapas...

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Altar

Monument and historic site · 1.2 km

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Restaurants and cafes6

Restaurante & Bar Nicte- Ha

Restaurant · Regional · 1.3 km

S/N C4/C5 y C7, Coba

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Ki Hanal

Restaurant · Mexican, Regional · 1.0 km

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La Piramide

Restaurant · Mexican · 1.2 km

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Restaurante Xaibe

Restaurant · Regional · 1.2 km

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The Crocodile restaurant

Restaurant · Steak House, Regional, Breakfast, Chicken, Mexican, Coffee Shop · 1.2 km

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Toj

Restaurant · 1.2 km

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Where to stay3

Hôtel Sacbe

Motel and hotel · 1.6 km

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Jungla y Estrellas

Motel and hotel

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Coqui Coqui

Motel and hotel · 0.7 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries4

Colegio de Bachilleres EMSaD Cobá

School · 1.6 km

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Escuela Primaria federal 21 de marzo

School · 0.7 km

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Escuela Primaria Rural Federal Juana de Asbaje

School · 1.5 km

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Telesecundaria Pascual Coral Heredia

School · 1.5 km

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Map of Coba

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Getting there and nearby towns

Felipe Carrillo Puerto Intl. Airport - Tulum (TQO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.

  • Francisco Uh May 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
  • Macario Gómez 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
  • Chanchen Primero 26 km west, about 26 min by car
  • Chulutan 25 km west, about 25 min by car
  • Chemax 28 km northwest, about 28 min by car
  • Tulum 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
  • Valladolid 53 km northwest, about 53 min by car
  • Playa del Carmen 70 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Cozumel 83 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Tizimín 85 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car

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