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{{Short description|Town in the Mexican state of Campeche}}
{{for|the Maya archaeological site|Xpuhil}}
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'''Xpujil''' ({{IPA-myn|ʃpuˈxil}}) is a town in the [[Mexican state]] of [[Campeche]]. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding [[Municipalities of
Xpujil is located in the south-east of the state, close to the border with [[Quintana Roo]] to the east and [[Petén Department|Peten]],
Highway 186
In addition to providing services for the local community, Xpujil has a paved runway and serves as the gateway for tourists visiting those areas, with restaurants, transportation services, modest hotels, etc. Currently many tourists travel by road from Cancun to Palenque, and stop
▲Highway 186 is currently (Feb. 2009) undergoing a major refurbishment to a multi lane highway, that will improve access to the zone.
There are
▲In addition to providing services for the local community, Xpujil has a paved runway and serves as the gateway for tourists visiting those areas, with restaurants, transportation services, modest hotels, etc. Currently many tourists travel by road from Cancun to Palenque, and stop over to visit the many Mayan sites in the region.
▲There are important projects conceptualized and soon to be launched to increase room availability and other world class services, for eco-tourism and other environmental friendly activities, within the Calakmul Ecological reserve.
[[XEXPUJ-AM|XEPUJ]], a government-run [[Indigenous peoples of Mexico|indigenous]] [[community radio]] [[radio station|station]] that broadcasts in [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]], [[Yucatec Maya]] and [[Ch'ol language|Ch'ol]], is based in Xpujil.
== Valeriana ==
{{main|Valeriana (city)}}
{{anchor|Valeriana}}
In October 2024 it was announced that a huge city, including pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres, had been discovered underground near Xpujil, using [[lidar]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmznzkly3go |title=PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident |date=29 October 2024 |first=Georgina |last=Rannard |access-date=29 October 2024 |publisher=bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Running out of empty space: environmental lidar and the crowded ancient landscape of Campeche, Mexico: Antiquity : Cambridge Core |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/running-out-of-empty-space-environmental-lidar-and-the-crowded-ancient-landscape-of-campeche-mexico/FFDB435047017853F26CFC5D8804B08Dhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/running-out-of-empty-space-environmental-lidar-and-the-crowded-ancient-landscape-of-campeche-mexico/FFDB435047017853F26CFC5D8804B08D |publisher=Cambridge University Press |access-date=30 October 2024}}</ref> The discoverer named it "Valeriana", after a nearby lake, "Laguna La Valeriana", the dry bed of which had been used by drug smugglers as an airstrip.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Eran dos narcoaeródromos |date=29 June 2019 |publisher=Por Esto Online |language=es |url=https://www.poresto.net/quintana-roo/2019/6/29/eran-dos-narcoaerodromos.html}}</ref>
==Transportation==
Xpujil will be served by a station of the [[Tren Maya]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=8 October 2024 |date=7 June 2023 |language=es |last=SIPSE.com |title=Mara Lezama comparte cómo lucirá estación del Tren Maya en Chetumal |url=https://sipse.com/novedades/mara-lezama-comparte-como-lucira-estacion-del-tren-maya-en-chetumal-448387.html |website=sipse.com}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> which is expected to open sometime in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tramo 7 del Tren Maya - Guía del Tren Maya |url=https://guiadeltrenmaya.com/tramo-7-del-tren-maya/ |website=guiadeltrenmaya.com |access-date=8 October 2024 |language=es |date=26 June 2023}}</ref>
{{Adjacent stations|header0=Future services|system=Tren Maya|line=Tren Maya|left=Calakmul|right=Limones/Chacchoben}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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{{Campeche}}
[[Category:Populated places in Campeche]]▼
▲[[Category:Populated places in Campeche]]
[[Category:Municipality seats in Campeche]]
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