Sights in Edzná
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Edificio de los Cinco Pisos
Across the plaza is the Gran Acrópolis, a raised platform holding several structures, including Edzná's major temple, the 31m-high Edificio de los Cinco Pisos. The current structure is the last of four remodels and was done primarily in the Puuc style. It rises five levels from its base to the roofcomb and contains many vaulted rooms. A great central staircase of 65 steps, some with well-preserved glyphs along their bases, goes right to the top.
Climbers are rewarded with sweeping views of the whole complex and surrounding jungle canopy.
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Plaza Principal
Crossing a sacbé (stone-paved avenue), you arrive at the main attraction, the Plaza Principal. Measuring 160m long and 100m wide, the Plaza Principal is surrounded by temples. On your right as you enter from the north is the Nohochná (Big House), a massive, elongated structure topped by four long halls likely used for administrative tasks, such as the collection of tributes and the dispensation of justice.
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Edzná
Edzná once covered more than 17 sq km and was inhabited from approximately 600 BC to the 15th century AD. Most of the visible carvings date from AD 550 to 810. Though it’s a long way from such Puuc Hills sites as Uxmal and Kabah, some of the architecture here has elements of the Puuc style. What led to Edzná’s decline and gradual abandonment remains a mystery.
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Templo de Mascarones
Southeast of Plaza Principal is the Templo de Mascarones, with a pair of reddish stucco masks underneath a protective palapa. Personifying the gods of the rising and setting sun, these extraordinarily well-preserved faces display dental mutilation, crossed eyes and huge earrings, features associated with the Maya aristocracy.
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Plataforma de los Cuchillos
A path from the palapa leads about 400m through vegetation and then through the Anexo de los Cuchillos beside the Plataforma de los Cuchillos, a residential complex highlighted by Puuc architectural features. The name is derived from an offering of silica knives found within.
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