Important Puuc Maya site of the Late Classic period (600-900 AD), located south of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. It is the best known site built in Puuc style, with the Pyramid of the Magician, Palace of the Governor, Nunnery Quadrangle, the House of Turtles, and the House of Pigeons. There are large masonry buildings with a veneer of well-cut stone and decoration on the upper portions. The site was very well planned and flourished c 800-1000 AD. No Long Count dates are associated with the site and construction ceased c 1000 after the rise of Chichén Itzá. It was connected by a causeway (sache) to the Puuc site of Kabáh. The ruling family of the city were the Tutul Xius. According to Maya legend, Uxmal continued to be occupied and was a participant in the political League of Mayapán. When the league ended, Uxmal, like the other great cities of the north, was abandoned (c 1450).