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The truly lovely Villa Uxmal is fully equipped with charming amenities to give you an unforgettable stay:

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Restaurant & Bar

Nicté-Ha Restaurant

(which in Mayan language means "Flower of Water")

Welcome the extraordinary service and savor the culinary delights within a cozy ambiance of arcs, lanterns, handicrafts, and rich colors. From 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. you can enjoy delicious regional cuisine on the terrace, or in the interior of our warm and welcoming restaurant decorated in rich Mexican colors and textures.

We offer a-la-carte service and an extensive menu including national and international fare as well as traditional dishes from the regional gastronomy.

Enjoy a terrace right next to the pool, perfect for a casual outdoor meal. You will found menus for breakfast service, lunch and dinner.

For dinner, this restaurant is elegantly appointed with ancient chandeliers, paintings and beautiful trims. It serves a-la-carte service with a delightful variety of Mexican traditional dishes and international specialties. It features Soups, Pastas, Poultry, and seafood prepared in a traditional way with a contemporary look.

The restaurant also features a charming terrace beside the pool, perfect for casual outdoor dining.

Balché Bar

(which in Mayan language means "Sacred Drink")

Our bar, beautifully decorated with an extensive mural and upholsteries with regional motifs, provides a fitting atmosphere for our guests’ relaxation. Try our exquisite cocktails. Open from 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m

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About

Set within a region that is rich in vegetation and abundant in bird life, the Uxmal archaeological site features the remains of one of the most important Mayan cities. Here, simplicity of form and rich decoration are elegantly combined.

Uxmal is located 50 miles south of Merida, the capital of the state of Yucatan. Access is provided via Highway 261, and the typical drive time is approximately 1 hour.

Uxmal is translated as “three times”, referring to the number of times the city was rebuilt or expanded with major constructions. The various building phases are reflected in the variety of architectural styles exhibited in the ruins. The designs of the buildings combine simple base structures with elaborate mosaics and detailed stone patterns in the upper sections. These designs indicate the religious and political significance of each building.

The golden age of Mayan art took place between the seventh and eighth centuries, and Uxmal, in the heart of the Yucatan peninsula, is one of the period’s most impressive accomplishments. The “Oracle’s Pyramid” is a key monument, striking both for the purity of its lines and its baroque appearance. Notably, it was created by the systematic repetition of the mask of Chac, the Rain God. Further a field the “Nuns’ Quadrangle,” the pelota (ball game) court, the “House of the Turtles” and the “Governor’s Palace” – the most complete pre-Columbian construction still standing –inspire awe of masterful architecture. An impressive light & sound show delights visitors every night, enhancing the ruins’ grandiose and mystic feel.

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Recreation

"The three times constructed" presents to us:

* Green areas with Romance program for Dinner within the gardens of the Villa.

* Archaeological site Uxmal.

* Holistic activities within the villa, meditation in our exuberant gardens.

* Observation of the celestial map with binoculars of high power.

* Bonfires to the light of the moon, with Mayan stories and Mayan and pre-Hispanic regional music.

* Archaeological zones in “the Puuc Route” (Puuc means knolls) well-known as the point of the spear, includes the archaeological sites and of interest of Uxmal, Santa Elena, Kabah, Sayil, X-Lapak, Labná and Grottos of Loltún, Ticul, Oxkutzcab and Mani. In them structures can be found totally recovered, others in process and some even covered with grass, trees and dense vegetation. These last ones are looked much like which the first explorers found at the end of the last century. Puuc, Mayan name of a series of hills of little height with a cultural zone and very singular style. Uxmal, is one of the best examples but near there, also we can delight with other zones same style and that at its moment they were important Mayan cities.

* Santa Elena, the population of Santa Elena belongs to the Municipality of the same name, is located 98 km. to the south of the city of Mérida. One better reference is than it is located in the Puuc region and between the archaeological sites of Uxmal and Kabah. In the middle of century XIX the community was Nohcacab, Mayan name that means “Great Villa”, although such denomination can make reference to a place, a great town or be related to a specific type of ground, meaning then “fertile black land”.

* The Church, in the population center, emphasizes the building of the church of the uprooted villa and on a natural elevation in which evidences of the laying of foundations of Hispanic constructions still exist. This temple of the Order of Saint Francis apparently was constructed in 1779, as it is indicated in a stone embedded in the frontispiece of the temple. They complemented the architectonic adjustment of the church, the vestibule and Sacristy that annexed in the flank is oriented. To this one, the priest house leans that subsequently grew towards the North flank. In this way both constructions divide the space in two patios.

* Kabah is located to 23 km to the Southeastern of Uxmal by the highway 261; deviation to the right in km. 16, it has been interpreted as “Gentleman of the strong or powerful hand”. The city was always in the conscience of the Mayans, even after the Spanish conquest and it is mentioned to him in old texts of the Chilam Balam and the Chumayel; for that reason one assumes, was a site of importance similar to the one of Uxmal.

* Labná is located to 42 km. to the Southeastern of Uxmal by highway 261; deviation to the left in km. 30 by state highway 31. Labná, means “old or left House”. This site has been reason for attention by his world-wide known arc, for remarkable perfection and fine ornamentation. It must have been the entrance to an enclosure dedicated to great events or celebrations. In its facade it includes streamlined representations of palm houses and serpents. Some details are had lost, but the existing vestiges give idea of the purity of their Puuc style, in which columns of stone constitutes their seal of quality.

* Sayil is located to 33 km to the Southeastern of Uxmal by highway 261; deviation to the right in km 34. Literally means “Place of the labor ants”. In the Mayan language, the word say is used to talk about to this species of insects that is used to cutting and taking pieces of leaves. In contrast to most of names known for pre-Hispanic sites, this one could have a true antiquity. Constructed in a long valley, surrounded by low hills, something sometimes steep. The locality presents/displays a difficult perspective for the human life, due to the complete water absence in its surface. By this situation, the Mayans constructed a great amount of deposits or underground cisterns, known as “chultunes”, in order to capture and to store the rainwater.

* Grottos of Loltún, that in Mayan means “Stone Flower”, (throughout the grotto there are shaped flowers in the walls) the grotto is located in the south of the State which has been evidence of men of 400 to 700 years ago. The Mayans used them to provide themselves with clay, with that they made his utensils, and, also, like religious center and refuge. Another attractiveness of much interest is the cave paintings: in a wall hands in negative are appraised, in another one are located elaborated paintings more than they represent faces and animals.

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