Why visit Tecax
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 6 parks and trails and 2 places to eat in and around town.
Weather in Tecax
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About Tecax
Tekax (from Mayan: Kʼáax), officially Tekax de Álvaro Obregón is a capital city of the municipality of the same name, located in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It has an average height of 37 m above sea level. n. m. and is located at a distance of 115 km from the state capital, the city of Mérida, 10 km from Akil, 18 km from Oxkutzcab and 34 km from Ticul.
From the Wikipedia article Tekax (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Tecax on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Áreas verdes
Park · 1.6 km
Zona arbolada que se encuentra frente a la ermita, actualmente tiene de función contener material de construcción por parte de la presidencia.
Áreas verdes de la Ermita
Park · 0.9 km
Área que cubre a la ermita de árboles, permitiendo una agradable vista al espectador
Restaurants and cafes2
Churches and places of worship1
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History
There are no exact data about the founding of the town, but it is known that in pre-Hispanic times the region belonged to the jurisdiction of the Tutul Xiu, until it was colonized by the Spaniard Alfonso López in the 16th century.
The region corresponding to the current municipality of Tekax is considered occupied since pre-Columbian times when the development of the Mayan culture began in the Puuc area; This is attested to by the archaeological sites of Chacmultún, Canahaltún, Chunmul, Xkichmook, Chacchob and Chunconab, which are examples of the Puuc style, although some with influence from the Chenes of Campeche.
The Xiues, leaders of the uprising that disintegrated the Mayapán coalition, came down from the southern mountain range and upon founding the town of Maní, they built other tributary towns to it, among which were Kax, built on the slopes of the aforementioned mountain range. The entire group made up the Tutul Xiu chiefdom with its main headquarters in Maní.
From the History section of Tekax on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping2
Organic shop La Flor de Tila (medicinal plants and organic aliments)
Grocery
195 Calle 50
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare1
Map of Tecax
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Getting there and nearby towns
Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 88 km away.
- Kancab 6 km west, about 6 min by car
- Tixcuytun 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Akil 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Pencuyut 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Ticum 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Xohuayan 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Xaya 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Oxkutzkab 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- José María Morelos 79 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Umán 89 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- TEAX Yucatan 2017, Rubén Naíl, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Parroquia de San Juan Bautista en Tekax, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
- Presidencia Municipal de Tekax, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
- Parroquia de San Juan Bautista en Tekax-2, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
- Ayuntamiento socialist, Hidrógeno16, CC BY 4.0
- Entrada a Ermita de San Diego de Alcala, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
- Ermita de San Diego de Alcala, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
- LA ERMITA DE TEKAX, YUCATÁN IMG1, ByJaniii, CC0
- Vista de tekax - panoramio, Misael Lavadores, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tekax Iglesia 2016, Andreshiro, CC BY-SA 2.0
- LA ERMITA DE TEKAX, YUCATÁN IMG2, ByJaniii, CC0
- LA ERMITA DE TEKAX, YUCATÁN IMG3, ByJaniii, CC0
- LA ERMITA DE TEKAX, YUCATÁN IMG4, ByJaniii, CC0
- ISS043-E-4929 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Pouteria sapota 133242174, Sebastián de Jesús Herrera Buenfil, CC BY 4.0
- Iglesia de San Juan Bautista, on the road to Oxkutzcab ... (49471408438), Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0
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