Cihuatán
Cihuatán is an archaeological site in Western El Salvador. It was once a large Mayan city-state that reached its peak in the early Post-Classic period around 900-1200 AD.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: ElmerGuevara, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient archaeological site situated in El Salvador
- Also known as: “Cihuatan”, “Complejo Arqueológico Cihuatán”, “Ruinas de Sihuatan”, and “Ruinas de Sihuatán”
- Address: Aguilares
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aguilares.
Aguilares
Town
Photo: Saviourofthe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aguilares is a district in the San Salvador department of El Salvador, located 33 km away from the city of San Salvador. The municipality measures 33.72 km² and as of 2006, had an estimated population of 73,300. Aguilares is situated 3½ km southwest of Cihuatán.
Cihuatán
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: San Salvador Department, Western El Salvador, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude
13.9811° or 13° 58′ 52″ northLongitude
-89.1652° or 89° 9′ 55″ westElevation
315 metres (1,033 feet)Open location code
765GXRJM+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 376579718OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Cihuatán”. Photo: ElmerGuevara, CC BY-SA 4.0.