Sitio Arqueológico Dos Piedras
Sitio Arqueológico Dos Piedras is an archaeological site in Petén Department, Guatemala.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dos Pilas and Arroyo de Piedra.
Dos Pilas
Dos Pilas is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in what is now the department of Petén, Guatemala. It dates to the Late Classic Period, and was founded by an offshoot of the dynasty of the great city of Tikal in AD 629 in order to control trade routes in the Petexbatún region, particularly the Pasión River.
Arroyo de Piedra
Archaeological site
Arroyo de Piedra is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in Guatemala located approximately 2-3 km east/northeast of Dos Pilas and 3 km west of Tamarindito. Arroyo de Piedra is situated 1¼ km northeast of Sitio Arqueológico Dos Piedras.
Tamarindito
Archaeological site
Tamarindito is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located along an escarpment in the Petén department of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Petexbatún region of the southwestern Petén during the Early Classic period but was displaced by the newly founded conquest state of Dos Pilas. Tamarindito is situated 4 km east of Sitio Arqueológico Dos Piedras.
Sitio Arqueológico Dos Piedras
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Sitio Arqueologico Dos Piedras”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
16.45483° or 16° 27′ 17″ north
Longitude
-90.26772° or 90° 16′ 4″ west
Elevation
184 metres (604 feet)
Open location code
768FFP3J+WW
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- Spanish: “Sitio Arqueológico Dos Piedras”
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