🏞 Landscapes & nature
Yucatan Peninsula
peninsula in Central America
🇲🇽 Mexico · 19.5511, -89.2964
Yucatan Peninsula is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“As they researched the script, Safinia and Gibson traveled to Guatemala, Costa Rica and the Yucatán Peninsula to scout filming locations and visit Maya ruins.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Yucatan Peninsula as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Apocalypto 2006
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Cyclone
1978
“Much of the film was shot on or near the island of Cozumel, off the eastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.” Wikipedia
Other filming locations in Mexico
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Historic downtown of Mexico City
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Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Yucatan Peninsula?
2 productions are recorded as filmed at Yucatan Peninsula, including Apocalypto (2006) and Cyclone (1978). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Yucatan Peninsula?
Apocalypto (2006), covered by 66 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Yucatan Peninsula?
Yucatan Peninsula is in Mexico, at 19.5511, -89.2964.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Nasa, Public domain.