Kaua is a locality and the municipal seat of the eponymous Kaua Municipality in the state of Yucatán in southeastern Mexico. It is located roughly southwest of the city of Valladolid

Toponymy The name (Kaua) is a word from the Yucatec Maya language meaning the place that is bitter. It is the home of the world's best honey, Uluumilkaab, the land of bees.

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