Museo Popol Vuh
The Museo Popol Vuh is home to one of the major collections of Maya art in the world. It is located on the campus of the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Zone 10, Guatemala City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: maya archaeology-colonial art museum in Zona, Guatemala
- Also known as: “Popol Vuh Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaminaljuyu and Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores.
Kaminaljuyu
Museum
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaminaljuyu is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in Guatemala City. Primarily occupied from 1500 BC to 1200 AD, it has been described as one of the greatest archaeological sites in the New World—although the extant remains are distinctly unimpressive. Kaminaljuyu is situated 2 km northwest of Museo Popol Vuh.
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Stadium
Photo: JMRAFFi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Doroteo Guamuch Flores Stadium is a multi-use national stadium in Guatemala City, the largest venue in Guatemala. It was built in 1948, to host the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1950, and was renamed after long-distance runner Doroteo Guamuch Flores, winner of the 1952 Boston Marathon. Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores is situated 2½ km east of Museo Popol Vuh.
Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias
Park
Photo: Tian2992, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias, commonly called Teatro Nacional, is a cultural center in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is located in the Centro Cívico of the city and was built in the same place of the old Fuerte de San José. Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias is situated 1½ km east of Museo Popol Vuh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Cayalá.
Ciudad Cayalá
Quarter
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Ciudad Cayalá is a quarter, which is situated 5 km east of Museo Popol Vuh.
Museo Popol Vuh
- Categories: art museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Central Highlands, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Spanish—“Museo Popol Vuh” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Muzeo Popol Vuh”
- Esperanto: “Popol Vuh Muzeo”
- French: “musée Popol Vuh”
- French: “Musée Popol Vuh”
- Hebrew: “מוזאון פופול ואישל”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון אישל”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון פופול ואישל”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון פופול וו”
- Spanish: “Museo Popol Vuh”
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