Cobá (place)

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Cobá
Coordinates: 20 ° 29 ′  N , 87 ° 44 ′  W
Map: Quintana Roo
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Cobá
Cobá on the map of Quintana Roo
Basic data
Country Mexico
State Quintana Roo
Municipio Tulum
Residents 1278  (2010)
Detailed data
height 15  m
Post Code 77793
Today's village of Cobá on the access road to the Mayan ruins
Today's village of Cobá on the access road to the Mayan ruins

Cobá is a place in Mexico , located in the northeast of the Yucatán peninsula in the state of Quintana Roo near the border with neighboring Yucatán .

geography

The village of Cobá is west of the Tulum - Valladolid trunk road , about 42 km northwest of Tulum. It is connected with an approximately 1 km long cul-de-sac. The place is 15 m above sea level.

Cobá belongs to the municipality of Tulum, which was founded in 2008 . At the 2010 census it had 1278 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

The village of Cobá is located in the area of ​​the former Mayan city ​​of Cobá . Its ruins are mainly to the east of the settlement.

traffic

Cobá is a stop on the long-distance bus connection Tulum – Valladolid.

Web links

Commons : Cobá  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Catálogo de Localidades: Cobá , accessed on August 31, 2015, Spanish