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Aguateca
has a very distinctive history and
was the scene of an invasion and destruction...
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Altar de
Sacrificios
is a mid sized site, located on La Pasión river, near the confluence with the Usumacinta River,
that developed in the Pre Classic...
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Cancuén
(Place of the
Serpents) is located in the Southern region of Sayaxché,
Petén on La Pasión river, ..
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Ceibal
was first inhabited in the
Middle Pre Classic Period around 800 B.C., then the city grew
in size and....
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Cival is a
Preclassic site, (middle to Late Preclassic) located 6.5
north from Holmul in Petén, on the same ...
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Dos
Pilas
Its
Impressive Hieroglyphic staircases, tells the history of the biggest
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Holmul
The Holmul region in
Northeastern Petén has been the focus of investigating
lately, although it was first...
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Holtún
Located on
the road from Flores to Yaxhá, this Classic site has large
Stucco Masks
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La
Corona
(Site Q): in April 2005 a long
sought Maya site was finally indentified...
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La Sufricaya
It is a Pre-Classic site dating from
300 BC to 250 AD, located 1.2 Km. west of Holmul
features Mural...
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Machaquilá
is a
middle Classic to late Classic city, that flourished in
the IX century AD, located 45 Km. northeast of Cancuén...
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El Mirador:
Just north of
Tikal, in Petén, Guatemala, the Mirador Basin region is home
to El Mirador, the largest ancient city of the Mayan world
and ..
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Naachtún
The ancient city of Naachtun
is situated in the heart of the Maya region, in northern
Guatemala. It was ..
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Nakbé
Probably the oldest and one of the
largest Maya Sites is located...more |
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Nakúm
Is a Classic site located north of Yaxhá and Naranjo...
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Naranjo
(Saal Kingdom)
is a large site (8 Km2), located between the
Mopán and Holmul rivers
Basins, that was founded in the Middle Pre Classic...
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Piedras Negras One of the Largest Maya
sites that is becoming a Lost City again, hardly...more |
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Polol This site, maybe has the oldest
inscription in an sculptured monument in the Petén
Lowlands... more |
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Quiriguá
Home of The Largest Stela in the Maya world...
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Río Azul
Located 80 Km north east from
Tikal, The Río Azul National park has several sites the most
important is Río Azul, is a remote Major Early Classic site,...
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San
Bartolo The Oldest
and by far the Finest Maya Murals are...more |
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Tayasal
The
ancient city of Tayasal, or Tah Itzá Capital of the Itzá in the Post Classic, after they
migrated from Chichèn Itzá, is now the city of Flores, the
capitol of the department of...
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Tikal
Was The Super
Power in the Classic Maya world with the name of Mutul,
on 1979 Was the First UNESCO World Heritage Monument in
the world...
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Topoxté
A former outpost of Yaxhá, becomes the largest Post
Classic site in Petén...
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Uaxactún was a major Mayan city, home of
the oldest known Observatory of the Classic Maya world...
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Waka'
Formerly known as El Perú,
Waka' has proven that Women play a key role in Maya
Kingship ... more |
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Yaxhá
This
Classic Maya site is located between Lakes Sacnab and Yaxhá and ...
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Other
Sites
in
Petén: Thousands of Maya sites exist in Petén.....
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