<< Our Photo Pages >> El Tajin - Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico in Veracruz
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Site WatchSite Name: El Tajin Alternative Name: El TajinCountry: Mexico Region: Veracruz Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Poza Rica
Latitude: 20.447700N Longitude: 97.3776W
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 |
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SolarMegalith visited on 21st Mar 2004 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Tdiver visited on 1st Jan 1991 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4.5
The city is famous for decorated stone buildings, including the Pyramid of the Niches. See the satellite view. Googly maps will provide the best detail.
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