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Multi-periodSite Name: Casa BlancaCountry: El Salvador
NOTE: This site is 58.586 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Santa Ana Nearest Village: Chalchuapa
Latitude: 13.988790N Longitude: 89.67221W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Ancient Settlement in Santa Ana District.Ruins of Casa Blanca are located not far from Tazumal. This ceremonial centre is dated for Pre-Classic and Classic period, the largest structure is 15 m high pyramid.
Only 6 buildings were properly excavated and renovated, the other ones are still buried in mounds.
The site and a small museum are open to the public.
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