thumb|upright|Kabaah, portion of Temple of the Masks fascade, drawn by [[Frederick Catherwood, published 1843]]

Kabah (also spelled Kabaah, Kabáh, Kahbah and Kaba) is a Maya archaeological site in the Puuc region of western Yucatan, south of Mérida. It was incorporated together with Uxmal, Sayil and Labna as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.

Kabah is south of Uxmal, connected to that site by an long raised causeway wide with monumental arches at each end. Kabah is the second largest ruin of the Puuc region after Uxmal.

The site is on Fed. 261, approximately south from Mérida, Yucatán, towards Campeche, Campeche, and is a popular tourism destination. Ruins extend for a considerable distance on both sides of the highway; many of the more distant structures are little visited, and some are still overgrown with forest. , a program was ongoing to clear and restore more buildings, as well as archeological excavations under the direction of archeologist Ramón Carrasco. This is a pre-Columbian name for the site, mentioned in the Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel. Kabah was one of a few other sites surveyed in order to obtain data on their house types. All structures investigated in Kabah were either of the single-room type, with a doorway in one wall, or were a series of adjoining single rooms each with its separate doorway.

References

  • Kabah on MayaInfo.org with photos
  • Kabáh on sci.mus.mn.us more photos
  • Kabáh :: The Mayan Kingdom A photographic web-book on the Maya
  • Kabah web site at Reed College. Over 300 19th - 21st century photographs of Kabah.
  • Kabah And Codz Poop Photo Essay