Takalik Abaj

Tak'alik Ab'aj is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in . It was formerly known as Abaj Takalik; its ancient name may have been Kooja. It is one of several Mesoamerican sites with both Olmec and Maya features.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: pre-Columbian archaeological site in Guatemala
  • Also known as: “Abaj takalik”, “Kooja”, “Tak’alik Ab’a”, “Tak’alik Ab’aj”, and “Абах-Такалик”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Asintal and Nuevo San Carlos.

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Takalik Abaj

Latitude
14.63775° or 14° 38′ 16″ north
Longitude
-91.7321° or 91° 43′ 56″ west
Elevation
597 metres (1,959 feet)
Open location code
766CJ7Q9+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 192582581
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3600022
Wiki­data ID
Q1509537
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Takalik Abaj” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Такалік-Абах”
  • Catalan: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Cebuano: “Abaj Takalik”
  • Chinese: “塔卡利克·阿巴赫”
  • Chinese: “阿巴赫·塔卡利克”
  • Croatian: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Czech: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Dutch: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Esperanto: “Takalik Abaj”
  • French: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Galician: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Georgian: “ტაკალიკ-აბახი”
  • German: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Hausa: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Hebrew: “טקליק אבח”
  • Hungarian: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Indonesian: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Italian: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Japanese: “アバフ・タカリク”
  • Japanese: “アバフ＝タカリク”
  • Korean: “타칼리크 아바흐”
  • Lithuanian: “Takalik Abachas”
  • Maltese: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Polish: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Portuguese: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Russian: “Такалик-Абах”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Spanish: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Swedish: “Abaj Takalik”
  • Tagalog: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Tatar: “Такалик-Абах археологик аланы”
  • Thai: “ทากาลิคอะบัฆ”
  • Turkish: “Takalik Abaj”
  • Ukrainian: “Такалік-Абахо”

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Places to explore: Santo Domingo and El Paraíso.

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