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Is another Mayan site in the Cancun Hotel Zone. The ruins of San Miguelito are like an extension of El Rey. They are located right within the complex of the Mayan Museum of Cancun. Same ticket for both the museum and the ruins.Along with El Rey, El Meco, and Isla Mujeres, San Miguelito formed a powerful network of Mayan trading centers in the Post-Classical Period (1200 – 1500 CE). Trade items mostly included dried fish, salt, and honey for export and obsidian and jade for import. Now that reminds me that the ancient city of Teotihuacan was once a major exporter of obsidian. Interesting connections, right?What to see at the San Miguelito Ruins in Cancun?The site is divided into 4 groups: North Set, Chaak Palace, Dragon Set, and South Set. Chaak Palace is the most impressive with the remains of a large public building. The South Set is home to the ruins of a small pyramid in Costa Oriental architecture, a style common to the eastern coast of Quintana Roo in the Postclassic period.Best Tour of San Miguelito Ruins in CancunThis Cancun City Private Tour includes a guided tour of the San Miguelito ruins and the Mayan Museum followed by a shopping and foodie adventure at Mercado 28.Yamil Lu’um Cancun RuinsDistance from Cancun Hotel Zone: 0Distance from Downtown Cancun: 10 miles (20 mins) Yet another Mayan ruin located right next to the Hotel Zone in Cancun is the small but pretty site of Yamil Lu’um. It sits on the top of a small hill on the beach, right in front of the Park Royal Beach Hotel – a great place to stay if you wish to live right next to ancient ruins. However, I would say every hotel in Zona Hotelera is close to one ruin or the other.What to see at Yamil Lu’um?There isn’t a ton of stuff to do at Yamil Lu’um. It is basically just the weathered walls of Templo del Alacran or the Scorpion Temple. The temple is called so because of the remains of a scorpion sculpture found on its walls. It is more popular

Are several ancient pyramids close to Cancun with some of the closest ones like the San Miguelito and El Rey ruins located in the Cancun Hotel Zone. The most famous Mayan pyramid of Chichen Itza is about 125 miles (2.5 hours) away from Cancun. Can you climb any pyramids in Cancun?Yes, you can climb some of the Mayan pyramids near Cancun, although the number of scalable pyramids has decreased over time. One of the famous Mayan pyramids that’s still open to climbing near Cancun is the El Castillo at Ek Balam.However, please note that the preservation of these historical sites is crucial, and climbing just worsens the condition of these ancient pyramids. Please check with the authorities and respect the rules if they change. Can you see Mayan ruins in Cancun?Yes, you can see Mayan ruins in Cancun. The ruins of El Rey, San Miguelito, and Yamil Lu’um are located right within Cancun’s Hotel Zone. El Meco and Isla Mujeres are just 30 minutes away. Some of bigger and more popular ruins such as Chichen Itza, Coba, and Tulum are usually done as a full day tour from Cancun. What Mayan ruins are closest to Cancun?The Mayan ruins that are the closest to Cancun are El Rey, Yamil Lu’um, and San Miguelito. They are located within the Hotel Zone. Two other ruins that are also pretty close (30 minutes away) are El Meco and the Temple of Goddess Ixchel on Isla Mujeres. How far are the pyramids from Cancun?The famous pyramids of Chichen Itza and Coba are both more than 2 hours away from Cancun. The Mayan pyramids that are closest to Cancun are at El Rey and San Miguelito ruins, both located in the Cancun Hotel Zone. What ancient ruins are near Cancun?The ancient ruins that are closest to Cancun are the Mayan ruins of El Rey and San Miguelito. Located in the Cancun Hotel Zone, they make for an interesting getaway along with the Mayan Museum of Cancun. Another set of ruins that are also super close are those of El Meco and the Temple of Ixchel on

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Colombian students create a chat app with sign language to promote communication with people with hearing difficulties. Credit: Kevin Malik, Public Domain / Pexels.Students from the San Buenaventura University, in Colombia, created a real-time chat app with sign language. What began as a class project in the research seedbed, is now an application that seeks the greatest possible inclusion to facilitate communication between people.In this sense, the app stands out for incorporating a keyboard with the sign language alphabet and offers options to adjust the text size and contrasts, facilitating its use for people with low vision.Colombian students create chat app with sign languageHarold Barrera, William Florez, Julio Diaz and Alejandro Diaz, students of the Systems Engineering program at the San Buenaventura University (USB), in Bogota, developed a mobile application that allows real-time communication with deaf people.Under the direction of Professor Yamil Buenaño, the students created SignChat, the first application of its kind in Colombia. The application stands out for incorporating a keyboard with the sign language alphabet and offers options for adjusting text size and contrasts, facilitating its use by people with low vision.In addition, it allows interaction between mobile devices and web messaging systems through a plugin.“This is a new and innovative resource that will allow them to communicate more easily and, most importantly, to insert themselves in a better way into society, breaking down all the barriers that discrimination has imposed on them,” explained Buenaño, the professor of the faculty of systems engineering, who led the students’