Zacpeten

Zacpeten
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Zacpeten is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in northern Petén Department, Guatemala, occupied from approximately 1000 BC to AD 950. It is notable as one of the few Maya communities that maintained independence through the early phases of Spanish control over Mesoamerica.

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryGuatemala
Coordinates16.9840° N, 89.6501° W

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