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Multi-periodSite Name: TazumalCountry: El Salvador Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Santa Ana
Latitude: 13.979495N Longitude: 89.674355W
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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Ancient Settlement in Santa Ana district.Tazumal is one of the most important Mayan towns in El Salvador. The structures are dated for 100 - 1200 BC, the biggest among them is 23 m high main pyramid.
Among the most important finds from Tazumal there's a stone statue which is believed to represent Xipe-Totec and was probably imported from Mexico.
Near the site there is a small museum.
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