La Milpa

La Milpa
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(500 BC - 850 AD) La Milpa is an ancient Maya city in the Three River region of northwest Belize, near the Mexico-Guatemala border [1]. Located between Rio Azul and Lamanai, it is one of Belize's significant Maya sites [1]. The site lies within a nature preserve managed by the Programme for Belize, which acquired the land from Coca-Cola Company [1].

TypePyramid complex
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryBelize
Coordinates17.7835° N, 88.9499° W

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