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Holtun
Date Added: 13th Oct 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 12th Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Holtun submitted by john_op_stap on 13th Oct 2013. Unexcavated small pyramid, looters trench
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Log Text: very small site, few not very tall structures, looted. A local inhabitant walked us there, a 5 minute walk from the main road. One looters tunnel grants you access to see some monochrome painted stucco, which indicates the site was already established in Pre-Classical time. Mind you, you'll have to go belly in through the bat dung covering the floor...
Nakbe
Date Added: 17th Oct 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 17th Apr 2004
Nakbe submitted by john_op_stap on 17th Oct 2013. Nakbe - 17/04/04 Site in Guatemala
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Log Text: It was awesome!
Yaxha
Date Added: 25th Oct 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Yaxha submitted by SolarMegalith on 14th Oct 2010. Yaxha - temple 216, one of the best preserved constructions in this ceremonial centre (photo taken on March 2005).
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Log Text: The site is so fantastic to visit due to the presence of the lake and the pristine forest around. We saw many more animals then at eg Tikal. It must have been quite an important place, given that like Tikal certain structures are in Teotihuacan style, which would suppose a permanent trade agency or an ambassador to that Mexican culture resided here.
Ceibal
Date Added: 22nd Oct 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 28th Feb 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Ceibal submitted by Creative Commons on 14th Jun 2013. El Ceibal ruins, Guatemala
Creative Commons image by Chixoy
Site in Guatemala
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Log Text: Got there from Sayaxche with a lancha-boat, upstream for about 1 1/2 hour. The stelaes are great, very flamboyant like in Yaxchilan. Some stelae show a late Classic ruler of a mixed Maya/Nahautl decent, the style of decorations being evolving away of classic Mayan style. It is proof of the influx of warrior tribes from the north, in an era which marked the end of both Mayan and Toltec culture in Meso-america.
Very few buildings are excavated.
Dos Pilas
Date Added: 11th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2004
Dos Pilas submitted by john_op_stap on 13th Oct 2013. Dos Pilas, stair fragment
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El Mirador
Date Added: 18th Oct 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 16th Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
El Mirador submitted by Creative Commons on 5th Jul 2011. El Mirador temple.
Creative Commons image by Geoff Gallice
Original here
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Log Text: It seems more work has been done since I was there. Worth the two day walk getting there though. Hope they can keep excavating, and finally find the evidence that , imho, at one point Maya and Olmec shared one general culture and were not distinct populations...
Tikal
Date Added: 6th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 17th Feb 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Tikal submitted by C_Michael_Hogan on 29th Apr 2008. Site in Guatemala
Tikal's Temple I, consisting of stepped-pyramid topped with a temple with roof comb.
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Log Text: A must, the most intensively restored Mayan site I guess. Crave more pictures ?
Uaxactun
Date Added: 25th Oct 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 18th Feb 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Uaxactun submitted by john_op_stap on 24th Oct 2013. Mayan sites, Uaxactun, Group E Site in Guatemala - Uaxactun - Group E
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Aguateca
Date Added: 31st Oct 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 29th Feb 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Aguateca submitted by john_op_stap on 31st Oct 2013. Aguateca 29/02/04 Aguateca ruins being cleared
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Log Text: again, take a lancha boat from Sayaxche, for about 1 1/2 hour over the Petexbatun lake and the up then mangrove swamps, plenty of birdlife to see. Small site, few stuctures unearthed, but the trip there and the surroundings make up for that
Cancuen
Date Added: 2nd Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 2nd Mar 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 3
Cancuen submitted by john_op_stap on 1st Nov 2013. Cancuen 02/03/04 Cancuen, palace excavation
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Log Text: At Raxruja on the main road there is a big sign. Staying at Raxruja does have some hazard, as too many men walk around with 9mm guns on their hips - and they tend to get drunk at night. The area is (was) known as a drug trafficker base. Collectivos go to La Isla regularly, from their its a 20 min walk to the river. Getting across by lancha.
La Florida
Date Added: 4th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
La Florida submitted by john_op_stap on 4th Nov 2013. La Florida 18/04/04 La Florida, inside house
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Quirigua
Date Added: 6th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 6th Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 4
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Log Text: Stunning carvings on the stelae!
Tecumanchu
Date Added: 10th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 13th Mar 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 3
Tecumanchu submitted by john_op_stap on 6th Nov 2013. Tecumanchu - Todos Santos Cuchumatan 13/03/04 Tecumanchu
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Zaculeu
Date Added: 11th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 12th Mar 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Zaculeu submitted by john_op_stap on 10th Nov 2013. Zaculeu 12/03/04 Zaculeu
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Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Guatemala City)
Date Added: 17th Nov 2013
Site Type: Museum
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 4th Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Guatemala City) submitted by john_op_stap on 17th Nov 2013. Guatemala Ciudad - Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology - 04/04/04 Late Classic vessel depicting one of my favorites, an Ancestor to Batman, el Dios Murcielago or the Bat God!
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Museo Regional de Campeche
Date Added: 17th Nov 2013
Site Type: Museum
Country: Mexico
Visited: Yes on 24th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Museo Regional de Campeche submitted by john_op_stap on 17th Nov 2013. Campeche - Fuerte de San Miguel - 24/07/04 Jade Mask, from Calakmul (?)
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Calakmul
Date Added: 16th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Calakmul submitted by davidmorgan on 10th Feb 2009. Structure II - the main pyramid. This structure is colossal, there's another tier above what you can see here. Best seen from the air.
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Log Text: With the ongoing work there seems to be a lot more to see then when I was there. The site will surely hold many more surprises.
Balamkú
Date Added: 16th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Balamkú submitted by davidmorgan on 9th Feb 2009. The ornate jaguar motif.
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Hormiguero
Date Added: 17th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Hormiguero submitted by davidmorgan on 5th Feb 2009. Structure II - a nice fusion of Chenes and Rio Bec styles here.
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Log Text: The road is very potholed indeed. This short stretch took just as much time as the long long road to Calakmul!
Museo de la Arquitectura Maya
Date Added: 17th Nov 2013
Site Type: Museum
Country: Mexico (Campeche)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jul 2004. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Museo de la Arquitectura Maya submitted by john_op_stap on 17th Nov 2013. Campeche - Museo Stelae Maya - 23/07/04 Stela
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