A Mayan unit of length, = 20 kannes, estimated by Calderon¹ at 436.8 meters.
“Kal” is the Mayan for 20.²
1. Hector M. Calderon
La Ciencia Matematica de los Mayas.
Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Orion, 1966.
2. Antonio de Ciudad Real.
Calepino Maya de Motul.
Critical edition edited and annotated by René Acuña.
Mexico: Plaza y Valdes Editores, 2001.
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