Punta Xicalango
Punta Xicalango is a geographical feature in Campeche, Mexico. It is a sandy protrusion from the mainland of Yucatán Peninsula into the Gulf of Mexico, and it marks the point where the peninsula's coastline changes direction. It is located 5 km to the northeast of Punta Zacatal, above the western channel that connects the Laguna de Términos with the Gulf of Mexico and faces Carmen Island.[1]
History
[edit]This point is considered the western boundary of the territory that historically corresponded to the Maya civilization; that is, it would have been the border with other Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples. It was, according to some sources, an important site of exchange and place of settlement of the Putún or Chontal Maya.[2]
Transportation
[edit]Before the construction of Zacatal Bridge in 1994, ferries connecting Carmen Island with the continent docked at Punta Xicalango.
References
[edit]- ^ Casares G. Cantón, Raúl; Duch Collel, Juan; Zavala Vallado, Slvio et al (1998). Yucatán en el tiempo. Mérida, Yucatán.
- ^ Xicalango, puerto chontal de intercambio. Lorenzo Ochoa.
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