Pisté, Yucatán

This article is about a village in Mexico. For other uses, see Piste (disambiguation).
Pisté
Village
Pisté

Location in Yucatan

Coordinates: 20°41′53″N 88°35′19″W / 20.69806°N 88.58861°W / 20.69806; -88.58861Coordinates: 20°41′53″N 88°35′19″W / 20.69806°N 88.58861°W / 20.69806; -88.58861
Country Mexico
State Yucatan
Municipality Tinum
Elevation 20 m (70 ft)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 5,528
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
ZIP code 97757
Area code(s) 985
INEGI Code 310910006[2]

Pisté is a village in Tinum Municipality in the center of Yucatán State, Mexico. It is best known for the Mayan archaeological site Chichen Itza and the cenote Ik Kil. Federal Highway 180 connects Pisté to Valladolid, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) away, and Mérida, the capital of Yucatán, about 111 kilometres (69 mi) away. There are a variety of hotels serving the tourist sites.

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (2005). "Principales resultados por localidad (ITER)".
  2. INEGI. "Archivo Histórico de Localidades." (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2010.
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