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Archaeological & historic sites in Guatemala
Guatemala has 44 archaeological & historic sites on Detourmap — ancient ruins, tombs, ghost towns, shipwrecks, catacombs, mines, battlefields and crash sites. The best known is Tikal. All of them are below.
- Archaeological
- 44
- Oldest
- Dos Pilas 629
- Little known
- 22 of 44
- Most from
- 7th century
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5.Uaxactún
Archaeological · Notable
Ancient sacred place of the Maya civilization, in present-day Guatemala
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6.Piedras Negras
Archaeological · Notable
Ruined city of pre-Columbian Maya civilization in Guatemala
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10.Quiché' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj
Archaeological · Notable
Capital city of the pre-Columbian K'iche' Maya of highland Guatemala.
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28.Chocolá
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Preclassic Southern Maya site in the San Pablo Jocopilas municipality, southern Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala
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35.Mundo Perdido
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Architectural complexes at the ancient Maya city of Tikal in Guatemala
Questions about this page
How many archaeological & historic sites are there in Guatemala?
44 on this map, out of 14,002 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Guatemala with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the archaeological & historic sites in Guatemala?
Tikal. Ruins of major ancient Maya city.
Which is the oldest?
Dos Pilas, dated to 629. 2 of these 44 carry a founding date, 2 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.