El Palmar
El Palmar, originally called Wak Piit, is an archaeological site and ancient city of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization located within the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in southeast Campeche, Mexico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Ancient Maya city in Mexico
- Also known as: “El Palmar (Maya site)” and “Wak Piit”
El Palmar
- Categories: Maya site in Mexico, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Calakmul, Campeche, Yucatán and the South, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
18.07626° or 18° 4′ 35″ northLongitude
-89.34282° or 89° 20′ 34″ westElevation
273 metres (896 feet)Open location code
76CG3MG4+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1696647420OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Spanish to Ukrainian—“El Palmar” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “El Palmar (sitio arqueológico)”
- Spanish: “El Palmar”
- Spanish: “Wak Piit”
- Ukrainian: “Ель-Пальмар”
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