<< Our Photo Pages >> Yaxha - Ancient Village or Settlement in Guatemala
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Multi-periodSite Name: YaxhaCountry: Guatemala
NOTE: This site is 2.29 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Latitude: 17.070669N Longitude: 89.399884W
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 1st Mar 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
john_op_stap visited on 11th Apr 2004 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 The site is so fantastic to visit due to the presence of the lake and the pristine forest around. We saw many more animals then at eg Tikal. It must have been quite an important place, given that like Tikal certain structures are in Teotihuacan style, which would suppose a permanent trade agency or an ambassador to that Mexican culture resided here.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 5 Access: 3
The best preserved, partially reconstructed structure is Temple 216 - from it's top it's possible to see other pyramids and the lake. In Yaxha there are also 40 preserved stelae with Mayan inscriptions. Yaxha is one of the three most important sites in this area - the others are Nakum and El Naranjo. Guided one-day tours from Flores to Yaxha and Nakum are best and most popular way to visit the sites.
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