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A flag used on this landform is divided into a right side showing red, white, then red horizontal stripes, and a green field on the left with five white stars in an X shape. A traditional “black stuffing” made with shredded turkey and topped with an egg is served on this landform. A pointed arch (10[1])in the city of Kabáh in this region marks the end of an ancient sacbe road. This landform, whose name may have come from an Indigenous person saying “I don’t understand,” (10[3]-5[1])is where (10[1])footwork-heavy (10[1])jarana (“huh-RAH-nuh”) dance first developed. This region’s port of Progreso was an arrival site (10[1])for Koreans who worked on henequen (“HEN-uh-ken”) plantations. (10[1]-5[1])The most populous city named Mérida is on this (10[1])landform, (10[2])as are the states of Campeche (10[3])(“cahm-PAY-chay”) and Quintana (10[1])Roo. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, name this peninsula where the (-5[1])ruins of Chichén Itzá stand in southeastern Mexico. ■END■ (10[4])

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