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Yaxha

City / RuinsCentral America

Maya city on the shore of Lake Yaxha in Guatemala's Petén region. Featured astronomical alignments with both the cardinal directions and solstice sunrises. Multiple plazas, ball courts, and a network of causeways. Active from the Late Preclassic through Terminal Classic periods.

17.0708°, -89.4083°

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