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  2. La Corona - Wikipedia

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    La Corona is the name given by archaeologists to an ancient Maya court residence in Guatemala's Petén department that was discovered in 1996, and later identified as the long-sought "Site Q", the source of a long series of unprovenanced limestone reliefs of exceptional artistic quality. The site's Classical name appears to have been Sak-Nikte ...

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in Central America - Wikipedia

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    Founded in the early 16th century, Antigua was the capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala and its cultural, economic, religious, political and educational centre until a devastating earthquake in 1773. Its principal monuments have been preserved largely as ruins and are an excellent example of Spanish colonial architecture. [4] Maya Site of Copan

  4. List of World Heritage Sites in Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    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. In the space of under three centuries the city, which was built on a grid pattern inspired by the Italian Renaissance, acquired a number of superb monuments. [4]

  5. Guatemala City, Guatemala Weather - Hourly Forecasts and ...

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    Get the Guatemala City, Guatemala local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... Today's top weather news for Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024: A state of emergency has been issued in several ...

  6. List of Maya sites - Wikipedia

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    The peoples and cultures which comprised the Maya civilization spanned more than 2,500 years of Mesoamerican history, in the Maya Region of southern Mesoamerica, which incorporates the present-day nations of Guatemala and Belize, much of Honduras and El Salvador, and the southeastern states of Mexico from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec eastwards, including the entire Yucatán Peninsula.

  7. Kaminaljuyu - Wikipedia

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    Almost annually, fragments of once very large sculptural monuments are found in Guatemala City often during unregulated municipal demolition and construction. [16] Many monuments were carved with Preclassic hieroglyphic texts (Kaplan 2011), underscoring the fact that, as Coe observes, "the elite of [Kaminaljuyu] were fully literate at a time ...

  8. Museo Popol Vuh - Wikipedia

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    The Museo Popol Vuh is one of the most modern of all the museums in Guatemala in terms of physical facilities. It has a very geometric architectural style opposed to the Mayan ruins and renaissance styles erected by the Spanish in Guatemala City. The museum has its preservations behind clear walls with advanced technology of display.

  9. Archaeologists Uncovered Remnants of History Lost at the ...

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    Ruins of the Roman-era port of Aquileia have been submerged in northeast Italy’s Grado Lagoon for some time as the waters of the Adriatic Sea swallowed the coastal remnants of history. But ...