Sitio Arqueológico Chikin Tikal
Sitio Arqueológico Chikin Tikal is an archaeological site in Petén Department, Guatemala.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tikal and Temple I.
Tikal
Tikal is a large archaeological site in the Guatemalan department of Petén. During the Classic Period it was one of the largest and most important of the Mayan cities.
Temple I
Ruins
Photo: Zigomar, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Tikal Temple I is the designation given to one of the major structures at Tikal, one of the largest cities and archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in Mesoamerica. Temple I is situated 2½ km northeast of Sitio Arqueológico Chikin Tikal.
Plaza of the Seven Temples
Park
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Plaza of the Seven Temples is an architectural complex in the ruins of the Maya city of Tikal, in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala. It is to the south of Temple III and to the west of the South Acropolis; it is 300 metres to the southwest of the Great Plaza. Plaza of the Seven Temples is situated 2 km east of Sitio Arqueológico Chikin Tikal.
Sitio Arqueológico Chikin Tikal
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Sitio Arqueologico Chikin Tikal” and “Sítio arqueológico Chikin Tikal”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude
17.21259° or 17° 12′ 45″ northLongitude
-89.6448° or 89° 38′ 41″ westElevation
308 metres (1,010 feet)Open location code
769G6974+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 4133723898OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
11413671
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“Sitio Arqueológico Chikin Tikal” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Sitio Arqueológico Chikin Tikal”
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