Mexico

Island of Jaina

Jaina Island is a small island of calcareous nature and artificially constructed, located on the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Campeche. It is located about forty kilometers north of San Francisco de Campeche and around fifteen kilometers south of the island of Piedras. The island was inhabited by the Mayans since the 3rd century AD. until the 12th century AD, and was an important ceremonial and funerary center. Thousands of ceramic...