Great Plaza

Great Plaza is a ruins in Petén Department, Guatemala. Great Plaza is situated nearby to the pitch Ball Court (west), as well as near the scenic viewpoint Temple II.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tikal and Temple I.

Tikal

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

Great Plaza

Type: Ruins
Also known as: “La Gran Plaza” and “Plaza Mayor”
Categories: grassland and historic site
Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
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Latitude

17.22202° or 17° 13′ 19″ north

Longitude

-89.62362° or 89° 37′ 25″ west

Open location code

769G69CG+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 157389696

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ball Court (west) and Temple II.

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