Guatemalan Archaeological Wonders
Guatemala's landscape preserves the evolution of the Maya civilization, from the Preclassic earthen mounds of Kaminaljuyu to the monumental limestone pyramids of Tikal. This collection spans the Petén lowlands, featuring the astronomical complexes of Uaxactun and the carved stelae of Quiriguá, to the highland strongholds of Zaculeu and Mixco Viejo. These sites highlight diverse architectural styles, defensive fortifications, and the sophisticated urban planning of ancient Mesoamerica.
A Kaminaljuyu
Kaminaljuyu is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in Guatemala City.
B Quiriguá
Quiriguá is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala.
C Zaculeu
Zaculeu or Saqulew is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the highlands of western Guatemala, about 3.7 kilometres outside the…
D Iglesia San Agustín
Ruins of an 18th-century Baroque church in Antigua Guatemala, featuring a weathered facade and structural remains left by the 1773 Santa Marta earthquakes.
E Santo Domingo
Remains of a 16th-century Dominican monastery including subterranean crypts, colonial-era workshops, and a museum complex housing religious art and archaeological artifacts.
F Cancuén
Cancuén is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the Pasión subregion of the central Maya lowlands in…
G Uaxactun
Uaxactun is an ancient sacred place of the Maya civilization, located in the Petén Basin region of the Maya lowlands, in the present-day…
H Mixco Viejo
Mixco Viejo, occasionally spelt Mixcu Viejo, is an archaeological site in the north east of the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala,…
Aguateca
Late Classic Maya city situated on a 90-meter-high limestone bluff. The site is known for its defensive walls and a deep natural chasm that bisects the ceremonial center.
J Takalik Abaj
Tak'alik Ab'aj is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Guatemala. It was formerly known as Abaj Takalik; its ancient name may have been…
K Nakbe
Nakbe is one of the largest early Maya archaeological sites. Nakbe is located in the Mirador Basin, in the Petén region of Guatemala,…
L Dos Pilas
Dos Pilas is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in what is now the department of Petén, Guatemala.
M Temple I
Tikal Temple I is the designation given to one of the major structures at Tikal, one of the largest cities and archaeological sites of the…
N El Pilar
El Pilar is an ancient Maya city center located on the Belize-Guatemala border.
O Naranjo
Naranjo is a Pre-Columbian Maya city in the Petén Basin region of Guatemala.
P Temple II
Tikal Temple II is a Mesoamerican pyramid at the Maya archaeological site of Tikal in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala.
Q Chocolá
Chocolá is a Preclassic Southern Maya site whose developmental emphasis was from c. 1000 BC to AD 200.
R El Baúl
El Baúl is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Escuintla Department, Guatemala.
S Holtun
Holtun, originally named La Máquina, is a Maya archaeological site located in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala on the road to…
T El Tintal
El Tintal is a Maya archaeological site in the northern Petén region of Guatemala, about 25 kilometres northeast of the modern-day…
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