Naj Tunich
Naj Tunich is a series of pre-Columbian era natural caves outside the village of La Compuerta, roughly 35 km east of Poptún in Guatemala. The site was a Maya ritual pilgrimage site during the Classic period.
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Latitude
16.26147° or 16° 15′ 41″ north
Longitude
-89.26438° or 89° 15′ 52″ west
Open location code
768G7P6P+H6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = cave_entrance
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Naj Tunich” goes by many names.
ناج تونيشArabic
Нах-ТунічBelarusian
Naj TunichCatalan
納·圖尼奇Chinese
納赫·圖尼奇Chinese
Naj TunichDutch
ناج تونيشEgyptian Arabic
Naj TunichHungarian
Naj TunichItalian
ナフ・トゥニッチJapanese
Нах-ТуничRussian
Naj TunichSwedish
Нах-ТунічUkrainian
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