18.5167°N, 89.4667°W.
Structure IX is the tallest pyramid at Becán in the Río Bec region of southern Campeche, Mexico, rising 32 metres above the plaza floor. The pyramid was built between approximately 600 and 850 CE during the Late Classic, of cut limestone faced with stucco, and follows the regional Río Bec architectural style — a central pyramid flanked by two non-functional tower temples that mimic the form of true pyramids on a smaller scale. Becán is encircled by a 1.9 km defensive ditch and earthwork up to 5 metres deep, built around 100 CE — one of the earliest fortified Maya cities documented. The site was investigated by the Tulane–National Geographic Society project under Jack Eaton and Joseph Ball from 1969 to 1971.
Structure IX is a pyramid in a city ringed by a moat that was dug eight centuries before the temple on top of it was built.
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 50.53° | 11,679 km |
| angkor wat | 336.69° | 16,176 km |
| nazca | 155.84° | 4,023 km |
| teotihuacan | 279.08° | 994 km |
| stonehenge | 40.61° | 8,253 km |
| gobekli tepe | 40.50° | 11,794 km |
| machu picchu | 151.02° | 3,981 km |
| easter island | 203.45° | 5,508 km |
| cahokia | 358.65° | 2,240 km |
| sedona | 314.04° | 2,853 km |
| mecca | 53.48° | 12,932 km |
| jerusalem | 46.96° | 11,892 km |
| vatican | 46.87° | 9,585 km |
| lhasa | 359.32° | 14,658 km |
| kailash | 10.27° | 14,414 km |
| uluru | 252.27° | 15,785 km |
| tiwanaku | 148.48° | 4,515 km |
| chaco canyon | 320.82° | 2,663 km |
| mt shasta | 316.25° | 4,013 km |
| levis stadium | 310.39° | 3,790 km |