Plaza del Gran Jaguar

Plaza del Gran Jaguar is an archaeological site in Petén Department, Guatemala. Plaza del Gran Jaguar is situated nearby to the ruins Temple I.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tikal and Temple I.

Tikal

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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.

Tikal Temple II is a Mesoamerican pyramid at the Maya archaeological site of Tikal in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala. The temple was built in the Late Classic Period in a style reminiscent of the Early Classic.

Plaza del Gran Jaguar

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude

17.22196° or 17° 13′ 19″ north

Longitude

-89.62361° or 89° 37′ 25″ west

Elevation

306 metres (1,004 feet)

Open location code

769G69CG+QH

GeoNames ID

11413675

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In Other Languages

“Plaza del Gran Jaguar” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Plaza del Gran Jaguar”

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