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Palenque

City / RuinsCentral AmericaMexicoc. 600 CEMaya

Classic Maya city in the Chiapas jungle. The Temple of Inscriptions contains the sarcophagus of Pakal the Great, with a controversial lid carving some interpret as an astronaut.

17.4838°, -92.0461°

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