Interpretation of this hiatus has not been presented. The site of Oxkintok is a protected “"zona"”, open to visitors with an admission fee. It is accessible from the nearby town of Maxcanú, approximately 62 km (38.5 mi) south of Mérida on Federal Highway 180. The site lacks facilities, but is attended by guides. Nearby attractions include the Calcehtok caves. Andrews, George F. (1999) "Pyramids, Palaces, Monsters and Masks: The Golden Age of Maya Architecture." Labyrinthos Press, Culvert City. Cosme Munoz, Alfonso. 1989 Laberintos, Piramides y Palacios las Fases Arquitectonicas de la Ciudad de Oxkintok, Ministerio de Cultura, Direccion General de Bellas Artes y Archivos, 1987-1990 3:99-111. Kelly, Joyce (1993) "An Archaeological Guide to Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula". University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. Proskouriakoff, Tatiana (1950) "A Study of Classic Maya Sculpture". Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication No. 593. Rivera Dorado, Miguel (1994) Notas de arqueología de Oxkintok. In "Hidden Among the Hills: Maya Archaeology of the Northwest Yucatán Península". Hanns J. Prem, ed. pp. 44–58 Acta Mesoamericana, 7 Verlag von Flemming, Möckmühl. Rivera Dorado, Miguel (1999) La emergencia del estado maya de Oxkintok. "Mayab" 12:71-78 Madrid. Rivera Dorado, Miguel (2001) Oxkintok (Yucatán, Mexico). In "Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia". Susan T. Evans and David L. Webster, eds. pp. 561–562. Garland, New York  Shook, Edwin M. (1940) (English) Exploration in the ruins of Oxkintok, Yucatán. "Revista mexicana de estudios antropológicos" 4:165-171. Mexico  Shook, Edwin M. (1983) (Spanish) Exploración en las ruinas de Oxkintok, Yucatán.