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Labná
 Labná
means "old houses" in Maya.
Stephens & Catherwood visited Labná in 1841.
Stephens writes: "The next morning we set out for
the ruins of Labná. Our road lay southeast, among
hills, and was more picturesque than any we had seen
in the country. At the distance of a mile and a half
we reached a field of ruins, which, after all we had
seen, created in us new feelings of astonishment...
Since our arrival in the country we had not met with
anything that excited us more strongly, and now we had
mingled feelings of pain and pleasure; of pain, that
they had not been discovered before the sentence of
irretrievable ruin had gone forth against them; at the
same time it was matter of deep congratulation that,
before the doom was accomplished, we were permitted
to see these decaying, but still proud memorials of
a mysterious people."
Situated
120 Kms South of Merida on Route 261 in the Yucatan
Peninsular.Visit the stunning Mayan Arch of Labna, dated
600-900 A.D. Worked into the elaborate stone detail
are masks and serpents which protect the
archway, an entrance to the city. Several sacbes, or
ancient roads, lead up to the Arch.
 A
close up of Arch of Labna reveals detail showing
a Chac Mask on the corner, a small 6 tiered roof palapa
hut, and lattice work area. The zig zag pattern below
represents the serpiente; the "Cascabel",
or Rattlesnake.
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