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Thick vegetation covers the ground over the ruins of the large Mayan city.

Previous archaeological digs in Ichkabal have indicated existence of a vast Mayan settlement of buildings, the biggest roughly 650 feet wide at the base and 150 feet high. The buildings are believed to be part of a city covering about 11.5 square miles whose study will add important archaeological information to what is known about ancient Mayan civilization.

"This is a city whose construction began in preclassic times, 250 years before Christ," INAH said. No architectural details are visible on the surface. All that can be seen are mounds covered by "the exuberant vegetation" of the area.

The site was discovered in 1995 by a local inhabitant, who revealed the existence of pre-Colombian vestiges to two Mexican archaeologists.

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