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Maya sites in Guatemala (2 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Guatemala" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.
It was created on 26 May 1955 under the auspices of the Instituto de Antropología e Historia and was the first protected area in Guatemala. [16] The ruins lie among the tropical rainforests of northern Guatemala that formed the cradle of lowland Maya civilization.
Antigua, the capital of the Captaincy-General of Guatemala, was founded in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 m above sea-level, in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1773 but its principal monuments are still preserved as ruins.
1 List of most populous cities in Guatemala. 2 Ancient cities and important ruins. 3 Natural features. Toggle Natural features subsection. 3.1 Lakes. 4 See also. 5 ...
Tikal National Park is a national park located in Guatemala, in the northern region of the Petén Department.Stretching across 57,600 hectares (220 sq mi), it contains the ancient Mayan city of Tikal and the surrounding tropical forests, savannas, and wetlands. [2]
The ruins fall within the borders of the Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park, [6] which encompasses an area of 37,160 hectares (143.5 sq mi) and incorporates the remains of four ancient Maya cities: Yaxha, Topoxte, Nakum and Naranjo, as well as 10 intermediate sites and more than 280 smaller settlements. [7]
The area of the Mirador Basin is the only known source of the "codex-style ceramics", a particularly fine polychrome ceramic consisting of black line drawings on a cream colored background. The Late Classic occupation was brief, and by about 900 AD the area was again nearly completely abandoned and remains so until the present time.
The Central Patio is the inner courtyard of the plaza, enclosed by the surrounding buildings. [17] It has a surface area of 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) and inclined slightly so as to drain runoff rainwater from the northeast corner, towards the Temple III reservoir. [8] The seven temples are aligned along the east side of the patio. [18]