Uaxactun

Uaxactún is a village and ancient Maya city in a remote area of 's , beyond the more famous ruins of .
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 190 metres (623 feet)
  • …is also known as “Sitio Arqueológico Uaxactún”
  • Description: ancient sacred place of the Maya civilization, in present-day Guatemala

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uaxactun Airport.
is an airstrip in the village of Uaxactun, .

Uaxactun

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Latitude
17.3913° or 17° 23′ 29″ north
Longitude
-89.6295° or 89° 37′ 46″ west
Open location code
769G99RC+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 287280062
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
3588074
Wiki­data ID
Q977738

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Uaxactun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “واكساكتون”
  • Armenian: “Ուաշակթուն”
  • Asturian: “Uaxactún”
  • Bashkir: “Уашактун”
  • Basque: “Uaxactun”
  • Belarusian: “Уашактун”
  • Catalan: “Siaan Ca’an”
  • Catalan: “Uaxactún”
  • Cebuano: “Uaxactún”
  • Chinese: “乌克萨屯”
  • Chinese: “瓦沙克通”
  • Dutch: “Uaxactun”
  • Finnish: “Uaxactún”
  • French: “Uaxactun”
  • German: “Uaxactún”
  • Hebrew: “אואקסקטון”
  • Indonesian: “Uaxactun”
  • Italian: “Uaxactún”
  • Japanese: “ウアクサクトゥン”
  • Japanese: “ワシャクトゥン”
  • Lithuanian: “Uašaktunas”
  • Macedonian: “Уашактун”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Uaxactún”
  • Polish: “Uaxactún”
  • Portuguese: “Uaxactun”
  • Russian: “Вашактун”
  • Russian: “Уашактун”
  • Spanish: “Uaxactun”
  • Spanish: “Uaxactún”
  • Swedish: “Uaxactún”
  • Tatar: “Уашактун”
  • Tumbuka: “Uaxactún”
  • Ukrainian: “Уашактун”

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