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<< Image Pages >> Piedras Negras - Ancient Village or Settlement in Guatemala

Submitted by durhamnature on Monday, 04 February 2013  Page Views: 3267

Multi-periodSite Name: Piedras Negras Alternative Name: Yo'K'Ib
Country: Guatemala Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Latitude: 17.166667N  Longitude: 91.2625W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5
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Piedras Negras submitted by durhamnature : Stela 14 from "Mexican Archaeology..." via archive.org Site in Guatemala (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient city in Guatemala

Maya city in Guatemala, flourished from 7th century BC until around 850 AD.
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Piedras Negras submitted by durhamnature : Stela 1 from "Prehistoric Man in North America" via archive.org Site in Guatemala (Vote or comment on this photo)

Piedras Negras
Piedras Negras submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "Prehistoric America..." via archive.org Site in Guatemala (Vote or comment on this photo)

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