Xibun is an alternate Mayan spelling of Sibun that appears on some Spanish colonial-period maps of the region, and is sometimes used to refer to:
Xibun may denote the ancient and historic Maya inhabitants of the Sibun River valley.[1]
The Sibun River meanders through a Karst topography containing countless Maya cave sites. A significant contribution of archaeological research in the area has been the documentation of the ritual use of caves by the Xibun Maya.[2] Of particular note, a pattern of speleothem (cave formation) breakage was documented in caves that was explained by their incorporation into public architecture at prehistoric settlements located across the river.[3]
17°25′N 88°15′W / 17.417°N 88.250°W / 17.417; -88.250
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