Yaxhá

Yaxhá
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Also known as: Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park, Nationaal park Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo, Nationalpark Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo, Ogige Ntụrụndụ Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo, parc national Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo, Parque nacional Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo, Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo, ヤシュハ=ナクム=ナランホ国立公園, 亞希哈-納庫姆-納蘭霍文化三角國家公園

The third-largest Maya city in Guatemala, located on the north shore of Lake Yaxha in the Peten Basin [1]. The name means "blue-green water" in Mayan [1]. First rediscovered by explorer Teobert Maler in 1904 [1] [2].

TypeCity
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryGuatemala
Coordinates17.0775° N, 89.4025° W

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