Guatemalan Maya Archaeological Sites
This collection highlights the diverse architectural and historical landscape of the Maya civilization within Guatemala’s Petén Basin. It includes the iconic soaring pyramids of Tikal—specifically Temples I, II, and III—alongside Uaxactun, known for its early astronomical observatory. The list features massive Preclassic centers like Nakbe and El Tintal, as well as strategically located riverside cities such as Aguateca and Seibal. These sites preserve intricate stelae, expansive plazas, and defensive structures that reveal the complex political and social evolution of the Maya from the Preclassic through the Classic periods.
A 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…
B Nakbe
Nakbe is one of the largest early Maya archaeological sites. Nakbe is located in the Mirador Basin, in the Petén region of Guatemala,…
C 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…
D Temple II
Tikal Temple II is a Mesoamerican pyramid at the Maya archaeological site of Tikal in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala.
E Temple of the Jaguar Priest, Temple III
Tikal Temple III, also known as the Temple of the Jaguar Priest, was one of the principal temple pyramids at the ancient Maya city of Tikal…
F El Tintal
El Tintal is a Maya archaeological site in the northern Petén region of Guatemala, about 25 kilometres northeast of the modern-day…
G Holtun
Holtun, originally named La Máquina, is a Maya archaeological site located in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala on the road to…
H La Blanca, Peten
La Blanca is a Maya pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the municipality of Melchor de Mencos in the northern Petén…
I El Pilar
El Pilar is an ancient Maya city center located on the Belize-Guatemala border.
Nakum
Nakum is a Mesoamerican archaeological site, and a former ceremonial center and city of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization.
K El Perú
El Perú, is a pre-Columbian Maya archeological site occupied during the Preclassic and Classic cultural chronology periods.
Cival
Cival is an archaeological site in the Petén Basin region of the southern Maya lowlands, which was formerly a major city of the Pre…
Holmul
Holmul is a pre-Columbian archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the northeastern Petén Basin region in Guatemala near the…
Naachtun
Naachtun is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, situated at the northeastern perimeter of the Mirador Basin…
Altar de Sacrificios
Altar de Sacrificios is a ceremonial center and archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, situated near the confluence of…
Tamarindito
Tamarindito is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located along an escarpment in the Petén department of Guatemala.
Arroyo de Piedra
Arroyo de Piedra is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in Guatemala located approximately 2-3 km east/northeast of Dos Pilas and 3 km…
R Cancuén
Cancuén is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the Pasión subregion of the central Maya lowlands in…
S Aguateca
Aguateca is a Maya site located in northern Guatemala's Petexbatun Basin, in the department of Petén.
T Seibal
Seibal, known as El Ceibal in Spanish, is a Classic Period archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the northern Petén…
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