Yaxún
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  Yaxún Shown within Mexico  Yaxún Yaxún (Chiapas) | |
| Location |  Mexico |
|---|---|
| Type | Ancient Maya site |
| History | |
| Periods | Classic |
| Cultures | Maya civilization |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | 1964 |
Yaxún is a Maya archaeological site located between the Lacantún river and the Usumacinta river in the municipality of Benemérito de las Américas of the state of Chiapas in Mexico. Yaxun developed in the late classic period of the Maya civilization as a city and ceremonial center from the southern portion of the Usumacinta river Basin near sites like Primera Sección de Benemérito de las Américas and Planchón de las Figuras, it was under the domain of El Palma (Lakamtuun).[1]