Geography ❯Central America ❯Guatemala

Petén Department

Uaxactun Park Uaxactun Archaeological Sites

3,000-Year-Old Mayan City Discovered in Guatemala Unveils Ancient Urban Triangle

New LiDAR-assisted excavations show the interlinked sites formed a ceremonial network predating known Mayan centers.

Archaeologists unearth 2,800-year-old Maya city ‘Los Abuelos’ in Guatemala’s Petén region