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Uaxactun

City / RuinsCentral America

Maya ceremonial center in the Petén jungle of Guatemala, 23 km north of Tikal. Features the E-Group astronomical complex used to mark solstices and equinoxes via the rising sun's position viewed from the main observation platform. Founded c. 1000 BCE.

17.3897°, -89.6311°

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