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The name Piedras Negras means "black stones" in Spanish; in the language of the Classic Maya, the name has been read (in Maya inscriptions) as Yo'k'ib' ([ˈjoʔkʼib]), meaning "great gateway", or "entrance", [3] considered a possible reference to a large (and now dry) sinkhole nearby. [4]
Name Image Location Criteria Year Description; Tikal National Park: Petén Department. Mixed (i) (iii) (iv) (ix) (x) 1979 In the heart of the jungle, surrounded by lush vegetation, lies one of the major sites of Mayan civilization, inhabited from the 6th century B.C. to the 10th century A.D.
The government of Guatemala declared the Candelaria Caves national park in 1999. After long battles with the government the local Q'eqchi' people gained the management of tourism in the caves through their “Association Maya Q'eqchi Development and Tourism of Candelaria-Camposanto”. [ 5 ]
Guatemala has 14 ecoregions ranging from mangrove forests to both ocean littorals with 5 different ecosystems. Guatemala has 252 listed wetlands, including five lakes, 61 lagoons, 100 rivers, and four swamps. [178] Tikal National Park was the first mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site. Guatemala is a country of distinct fauna. It has some 1246 ...
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Chojolom is a small Maya archaeological site in the western highlands of Guatemala.The site features a number of sculpted stones that are presumed to belong to the Kʼicheʼ Maya culture of the Postclassic Period (approximately AD 900–1520). [2]
This is a list of caves of Guatemala and their general location. Actún Can Cave in Flores, El Petén; B'onb'il Pek Cave in Chisec, Alta Verapaz; Chicoy Cave in Purulhá, Baja Verapaz; Candelaria Caves in Chisec, Alta Verapaz; Ixobel Cave in Poptún, El Petén; Jobitzinaj Cave in Flores, El Petén; K'an Ba Cave in Lanquín, Alta Verapaz