El Mirador - Wikipedia
El Mirador (which translates as "the lookout", "the viewpoint", or "the belvedere") is a large pre-Columbian Middle and Late Preclassic (1000 BC – 250 AD) Maya settlement, located in the north of the modern department of El Petén, Guatemala.
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El Mirador is located deep within the rain forest of the Mirador Basin, which is in turn a parcel of the Maya Biosphere Reserve. The Mirador Basin contains the largest concentration of Preclassic sites, including Nakbe, La Muralla, and Tintal, among others.
El Mirador, the Lost City of the Maya | Smithsonian
El Mirador today is part of the Mirador-Río Azul National Park, which itself is part of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, an 8,100-square-mile tract of rain forest in northern Guatemala.
Exploring El Mirador, Guatemala's mysterious Mayan ruin
Nov 19, 2018 · Visiting the lost city of Guatemala's El Mirador takes time, planning and money, but the payoff for those who make the trek is sublime – a chance to see one of the most impressive gems of Maya culture.
El Mirador - History and Facts | History Hit
El Mirador is a Maya archaeological site in the very northern reaches of the Guatemalan jungle. It’s particularly famous for its 70m high pyramid, La Danta, which is the tallest pyramid known to have been built in the Maya world.
El Mirador - The Ancient City of El Mirador, Famous Mayan …
El Mirador was among the oldest Mayan cities and probably the most influential Mayan city in the Preclassic era. It was already a major Mayan center in the 6th century B.C. and reached the peak of its height sometime during the 3rd century B.C.
Uncovering the Mysteries of El Mirador: A Window into the …
May 26, 2024 · The reasons for El Mirador‘s decline and fall remain one of the great mysteries of Maya archaeology. One prominent theory points to environmental degradation as a key factor. The construction of El Mirador‘s monumental architecture and the feeding of its enormous population would have required massive amounts of timber and agricultural land.
The Ruins of El Mirador, Guatemala | centralamerica.com
Jan 6, 2023 · Writer Bertie Ford hikes through the deep jungles of Petén to discover one of Central America’s lesser-known archeological sites – the lost Mayan city of El Mirador, Guatemala. Deep in the jungles of Petén in northern Guatemala , an anomaly rises high above the rainforest canopy.
El Mirador (ciudad maya) - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
El Mirador es un gran asentamiento de la cultura maya precolombino del Preclásico Medio y Tardío (1000 a. C.- 250 d. C.) situada en la cuenca del Mirador, en el municipio de San Andrés del departamento de Petén, Guatemala.
El Mirador, the Lost City of the Maya - Incredible Climbable …
Oct 24, 2010 · The Mirador Basin in northeastern Guatemala is home to the largest tract of virgin rainforest in Central America. Within this region lies the remote site of El Mirador, the largest Mayan city that ever existed.