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Mayapán

Ancient Mayan city 55 km/35 mi southeast of Mérida, in modern Mexico. Mayapán was the dominant religious and political centre of the Yucatán region from 1200 to 1450. Ruled by the despotic Cocon, it was abandoned when they were overthrown in the mid-15th century.
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Archaeology research can also benefit from the geologists' work: for example, the life of the Maya, whose important settlements Mayapan und Chichen Itza are located in these two geologically different regions, can be better researched on the basis of the strontium data.
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Under the hegemony of Chichen Itza, the three cities formed a military alliance known as the League of Mayapan and extended their dominion, over the centuries assimilating the warlike shadow of Mexica mercenaries.
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