<< Text Pages >> Copalita Eco-Archaeological Park - Museum in Mexico
Submitted by coldrum on Sunday, 03 January 2010 Page Views: 10554
MuseumsSite Name: Copalita Eco-Archaeological Park Alternative Name: Copalita Eco-Archeological ParkCountry: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 125.952 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Huatulco
Latitude: 15.788980N Longitude: 96.053789W
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 |
5 | Superb |
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 |
0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
Archeological Park opens in Huatulco, Mexico.
The "Copalita Eco-Archeological Park" opened on December 16. The site was built on 36 hectares in the middle of a jungle, next to the River Copalita in the state of Oaxaca.
But more work needs to be done on the site that was first explored in 1994.
Raul Matadamas, archaeologist describes it: "This is the natural civic complex and as you can see forty percent of it has already been explored. You can get an idea of the volume of material needed to build these buildings constructed by cultural groups who lived here from the first century to the year 650 of our time."
Five buildings have already been explored, including the basement of a temple, the main plaza, and a ball court which was buried about 4 feet because of constant flooding.
"Well this is only part of the structures which represent a small amount of everything that exists in this site. I couldn't calculate how much time would be needed to investigate the whole site. Probably what we have seen represents only one percent of everything we still need to see."
A museum will exhibit 150 ceramic pieces found on the site which will give visitors an insight into how the settlers lived.
26 hundred years ago, this place was populated by people from the Zoque region of northern Chiapas. In the year 650 AC, the settlers abandoned the city. It was then re-inhabited nearly four centuries later mainly by Oaxacan Chontals who remained here until the 16th century Spanish conquest.
Archeologists calculate that up to 10,000 people lived here at a single time.
Remains found in tombs indicate that residents lived for a maximum of 50 years.
There are at least 50 archaeological sites that have been discovered along the Oaxacan coast, but only this site has been partially explored.
This site is one of several pre-Columbian cities built close to the sea, apart from Tulum in Quintana Roo and Isla Sacrificio in Veracruz.
Source: NTDTV.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Nearby Images from Flickr
The above images may not be of the site on this page, but were taken nearby. They are loaded from Flickr so please click on them for image credits.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the areaKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
130.7km NNW 346° Mitla* Ancient Village or Settlement
136.7km NNW 342° Yagul* Ancient Village or Settlement
139.1km NNW 331° El Palenque Ancient Village or Settlement
139.6km NNW 340° Lambityeco* Ancient Village or Settlement
145.3km NNW 338° Dainzu* Ancient Village or Settlement
159.0km NNW 331° Monte Alban* Ancient Village or Settlement
163.2km NNW 332° Atzompa* Ancient Village or Settlement
237.2km NW 317° Tayata Ancient Village or Settlement
252.1km NNE 33° El Azuzul* Pyramid / Mastaba
257.9km NNE 32° San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán Museum* Museum
283.2km NNE 30° Cascajal Artificial Mound
306.2km NNE 12° Tres Zapotes* Ancient Village or Settlement
308.1km NNE 15° La Cobata* Sculptured Stone
326.3km NNW 335° Ndachjian-Tehuacán* Ancient Village or Settlement
334.8km NE 39° La Venta.* Ancient Village or Settlement
341.1km ENE 72° Zoque Culture Archaeological Zone Ancient Village or Settlement
341.1km ENE 72° Chiapa de Corzo Pyramid / Mastaba
361.8km NNW 331° Teteles de Santo Nombre* Ancient Village or Settlement
374.8km WNW 300° Grottos of Juxtlahuaca Cave or Rock Shelter
376.5km N 359° Isla de Sacrificios* Ancient Temple
386.9km N 357° Zempoala* Ancient Village or Settlement
404.8km ESE 104° Ojo de Agua Carving
408.1km NE 53° Museo Regional de Antropologia Carlos Pellier* Museum
410.7km NE 47° Comalcalco* Ancient Village or Settlement
413.1km NE 53° Parque Museo La Venta* Sculptured Stone
View more nearby sites and additional images