Kaminaljuyu (pronounced /kæminælˈhuːjuː/; from Kʼicheʼʼ, "The Hill of the Dead") is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in Guatemala...
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National Capital and Departmental Capital Cancuén Dos Pilas El Baul Iximche Kaminaljuyu Machaquila El Mirador La Joyanca Mixco Viejo Naranjo Nakbé Piedras Negras...
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(English: Hermitage Valley). Guatemala City is the site of the Mayan city of Kaminaljuyu, founded around 1500 BC. Following an earthquake in La Antigua in 1776...
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abandoned; the cause of this collapse is as yet unknown. In the highlands, Kaminaljuyu emerged as a principal centre in the Late Preclassic, linking the Pacific...
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dispute. In the highland Maya archaeological sites of Abaj Takalik and Kaminaljuyú writing has been found dating to Izapa culture. It is likely that in...
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number of large cities developed in the Petén Basin, and the city of Kaminaljuyu rose to prominence in the Guatemalan Highlands. Beginning around 250...
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their own contributions as well. On the southern coast of Guatemala, Kaminaljuyú advanced in the direction of what would be the Classic Maya culture,...
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America, founding new dynasties in the Maya cities of Tikal, Copan, and Kaminaljuyú. Teotihuacan's influence over the Maya civilization cannot be overstated:...
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first true Maya city-state, Kaminaljuyu. Lying within modern-day Guatemala City on the shores of Lake Miraflores, Kaminaljuyu developed a powerful government...
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highlands, and Kaminaljuyú in the central Guatemala highlands, were important southern highland Maya centers. The latter site, Kaminaljuyú, is one of the...
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