Naachtun

Naachtun is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, situated at the northeastern perimeter of the Mirador Basin region in the southern Maya lowlands, now in the modern-day Department of El Petén, northern Guatemala.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in Guatemala
  • Also known as: Naachtún”, “Sitio Arqueologico Naachtun”, and “Sitio Arqueológico Naachtún

Naachtun

Latitude
17.79405° or 17° 47′ 39″ north
Longitude
-89.72847° or 89° 43′ 43″ west
Elevation
322 metres (1,056 feet)
Open location code
769GQ7VC+JJ
Geo­Names ID
3592293
Wiki­data ID
Q1770492
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Naachtun” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 納赫通
  • Dutch: Naachtun
  • Egyptian Arabic: ناشتون
  • French: Naachtun
  • German: Naachtun
  • Italian: Naachtun
  • Japanese: ナーチトゥン
  • Russian: Маасаль
  • Russian: Наачтун
  • Spanish: Naachtun
  • Spanish: Naachtún
  • Ukrainian: Наачтун

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Naachtun”. Photo: Dennis Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.