Sitio Arqueológico Yaxjá
Sitio Arqueológico Yaxjá is an archaeological site in Petén Department, Guatemala.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yaxha.
Yaxha
Yaxha is a Mesoamerican archaeological site in the northeast of the Petén Basin in modern-day Guatemala. As a ceremonial centre of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, Yaxha was the third largest city in the region and experienced its maximum power during the Early Classic period. Yaxha is situated 170 metres southeast of Sitio Arqueológico Yaxjá.Sitio Arqueológico Yaxjá
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Sitio Arqueologico Yaxja”, “Xaxja”, “Yashá Viejo”, “Yaxha”, and “Yaxjá”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
17.07571° or 17° 4′ 33″ northLongitude
-89.40237° or 89° 24′ 9″ westElevation
259 metres (850 feet)Open location code
769G3HGX+73GeoNames ID
3587642
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“Sitio Arqueológico Yaxjá” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Sitio Arqueológico Yaxjá”
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