Археологические памятники в Гватемале

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.

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Kaminaljuyu

Kaminaljuyu is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in Guatemala City.

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Quiriguá

Quiriguá is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala.

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Zaculeu

Zaculeu or Saqulew is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the highlands of western Guatemala, about 3.7 kilometres outside the…

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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.

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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.

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Cancuén

Cancuén is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the Pasión subregion of the central Maya lowlands in…

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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…

Fernando Reyes / CC BY 2.0

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.