To the northwest of the site stands one of 驰补虫丑谩's most ancient constructions, the Greater Astronomical Complex (Plaza F). The arrangement includes an observation tower (unexcavated) facing a three-part platform for tracking the sun's trajectory through the year. You can ascend the pyramidal tower (there's a wooden staircase alongside) for jaw-dropping views of the North Acropolis to the northeast, with a formidable temple rising above the jungle foliage.
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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Set on a leveled hilltop, Xunantunich (shoo-nahn-too-neech) is one of Belize's most easily accessible and impressive Maya archaeological sites. Getting鈥
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Once one of the most powerful cities in the entire Maya world, Caracol now lies enshrouded by thick jungle near the Guatemalan border, a 52-mile, roughly鈥
Green Iguana Conservation Project
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On the lush Macal Valley grounds of the San Ignacio Resort Hotel, this excellent program collects and hatches iguana eggs, raising the reptiles until they鈥
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The Classic Maya sites of Yaxha虂, Nakum and El Naranjo form a triangle that is the basis for a national park covering more than 37,000 hectares and鈥
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Templo I, the Templo del Gran Jaguar (Temple of the Grand Jaguar), was built to honor 鈥 and bury 鈥 Ah Cacao. The king may have worked out the plans for鈥
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Templo IV, at 65m, is the highest building at Tikal and the second-highest pre-Columbian building known in the western hemisphere, after La Danta at El鈥
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The most striking feature of Tikal is its towering, steep-sided temples, rising to heights of more than 44m, but what distinguishes it is its jungle鈥
East Acropolis & Structure 216
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Near the site entrance is the high point of 驰补虫丑谩 (literally): Structure 216 in the East Acropolis. Also called the Temple of the Red Hands, because red鈥
Nearby El Pet茅n attractions
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The trio of pyramidal temples at the North Acropolis are built atop older structures dating back to 100 BC. Comprising of seven platforms, the鈥
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A complex of palatial structures from which 驰补虫丑谩's aristocracy could watch the games going on in the ball court below.
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An unremarkable part of the site, located to the east of the North Acropolis.
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The Classic Maya sites of Yaxha虂, Nakum and El Naranjo form a triangle that is the basis for a national park covering more than 37,000 hectares and鈥
6. Plaza de las Sombras (Grupo Maler)
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The Plaza de las Sombras (aka Grupo Maler) is where archaeologists believe throngs of citizens once gathered for religious ceremonies.
7. Lesser Astronomical Complex (Plaza C)
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Plaza C, the first group of buildings you come to on entering 驰补虫丑谩, is one of a pair of astronomical observatories; the Greater Astronomical Complex 鈥
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This largely unexcavated complex consists of two identical pyramids facing each other across a lawn. Similar to one of the arrangements at Tikal, it is鈥