Tayasal
Tayasal is a Maya archaeological site located in present-day Guatemala. It was a large Maya city with a long history of occupation. Tayasal is a corruption of Tah Itza, a term originally used to refer to the core of the Itza territory in Petén.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 160 metres (510 feet)
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2½ km southwest of Tayasal
Tayasal
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Latitude
16.93762° or 16° 56′ 15″ north
Longitude
-89.8969° or 89° 53′ 49″ west
Open location code
768GW4Q3+26
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In Other Languages
From Lithuanian to Russian—“Tayasal” goes by many names.
TajasalisLithuanian
ТайясальRussian
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