Los Alacranes

Los Alacranes, originally named B'uuk', is a large Maya archaeological site located in southern Campeche, Mexico. The site was a Maya city with a settlement dating back to the Late Preclassic period and was continuously occupied until the Late Classic period, when it reached its peak of development as an important ceremonial and political center in the region. During its occupation, the rulers of Los Alacranes had a close relation with the rulers of the Kaan kingdom and its capital Dzibanche, the greatest regional Maya power of the Classic period. Among the most important archaeological discoveries from Los Alacranes are two large late Classic stelae carved with images of some of the city's rulers and extensive hieroglyphic inscriptions, which are permanently displayed outside a church in a small town of the same name near the archaeological site.