<< Our Photo Pages >> Iximche' - Ancient Village or Settlement in Guatemala
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Multi-periodSite Name: Iximche' Alternative Name: Maize TreeCountry: Guatemala
NOTE: This site is 37.297 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Guatemala City
Latitude: 14.735000N Longitude: 90.995W
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: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
A small Late Classical Mayan city. There are two temples over ninety feet high, four plazas, a ball court. According to Jacque and Parney VanKirk (Remarkable Remains, 1996, University of Oklahoma Press) it is one of the loveliest of the Mayan ruins in Guatemala.
The site is located on a plateau with defensive walls and ditches.
The city was founded in 1470 by people known as the Kaqchikel (Cakchiquel) Mayan. They were subjects of the Quiche, broke away, but continued to be in conflict with them. In order to better fight their former masters, the rulers of Iximche' approached the Spanish as allies in 1524. Although this worked in the short term to vanquish their Quiche enemies, eventually the Spanish destroyed Iximche' as well.
The site is still used for religious ritual by the local Mayan people. More recently it has become a rally point for political statements of Mayan groups protesting political oppression and the negative legacies of Spanish rule.
The location given is approximate.
Note: President Bush visits the site 12 March 2007. Evil Spirits Aroused.
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