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Multi-periodSite Name: Uaxactun Alternative Name: Siaan K'aanCountry: Guatemala Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Flores - San Benito Nearest Village: El Remate
Latitude: 17.393561N Longitude: 89.634533W
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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john_op_stap visited on 18th Feb 2004 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Uaxactun, or Siaan K'aan, in it's original Mayan name, is one of the sites that was inhabited from the early Formative till the collapse during the Terminal Classic.
It can boast to a few "firsts" :
- It was the first site where excavation by Frans Blom revealed that Mayas constructed one building atop of the other, covering but never destructing the older one. This was were the famous E VII sub was revealed, by which is was noted that the group of buildings functioned ad an observatory for the solstices. Since then, all observatories are referred to as E groups
- It was the first recorded city to fall under Tikals expantionist policy under the guidance of the not so very Mayan Fire Is Born, in 378 AD. The combined Tikal/Uaxactun state dominated the Petén Basin until 550 AD.
Guatemala's Tikal National Park includes the ruins of Uaxactun within its protected area. You can get there by public transport, but don't expect frills, it's a right kerfuffle. Basically you better visit Tikal first, then take the bus as it passes up north along a gravel/mud road. Expect to sleep over a night or two. In return, you'll probably be all alone soaking up the aura of the stones.
Picture sets of Group A, Acropolis, Group B and the enigmatic Group E.
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