Moral-Reforma

Moral-Reforma
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Moral-Reforma is a Maya archaeological site in Balancan municipality, Tabasco, Mexico, occupying 87 hectares along the San Pedro Martir River. Settled from 300 BC, the city peaked between 622 and 756 AD as a contested territory between Calakmul and Palenque. Structure 14A rises 23.5 m, the tallest Maya pyramid in Tabasco, and the site contains 15 stelae and 22 altars. Thirteen ritually decapitated young men were found buried near Structure 18, dating to 600-900 AD.

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period500 - 1000 AD
CountryMexico
Coordinates17.7692° N, 91.2981° W

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