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Multi-periodSite Name: SamabajCountry: Guatemala
NOTE: This site is 30.301 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Village: Santiago Atitlan
Latitude: 14.680000N Longitude: 91.213W
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 Temple in Guatemala.The first underwater archaeological ruins excavated in Guatemala, Samabaj was discovered in 1996 by Roberto Samayoa, a businessman and recreational diver, while exploring Lake Atitlan. Recently professional archeologists taken an interest, mapping the 4,300-square-foot (400-square-meter) area with sonar technology and excavating structures on a raised part of the lake bed.
This area, 50 feet below the lake's surface, is thought to have been an island until water levels rose. (Water levels in the volcanic lake have continued to fluctuate into modern times as well.) Pre-classical (ca. 250 AD) Mayan ceramics, ceremonial monuments and altars have been found.
The murky water and thick layers of sediment have impeded excavations. The exact location of the site is a closely guarded secret to protect it from looters. The location given is only approximate for the general area.
Note: Divers probe Mayan ruins submerged in Guatemala lake.
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