<< Text Pages >> Lagartero - Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico in Chiapas
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Multi-periodSite Name: Lagartero Alternative Name: Limonal IslandCountry: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 45.1 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Chiapas Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: La Trinitario
Latitude: 15.828000N Longitude: 91.8837W
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 |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Ancient Village in Chiapas State.On the island of El Limonar in the Lagos de Colon is a Classic Mayan center with multiple pyramids. The pyramids, plazas and other features are spread over several islands in the marshland.
Finds also indicate occupation of the area before the Classic Mayan period.
Note: 1000-Year-Old Monument with Image of Mayan Ruler Found.
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