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Capitals in Guatemala · Mysteria

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🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid

Iximché Twin Pyramids (Cuauhtemallan)

Maya Postclassic Contact · Maya Kaqchikel

Kaqchikel capital Iximché (1470–1524 CE): hilltop twin-pyramid plazas Temple 2 10 m with ballcourt and 40 m ravine defences, first Spanish capital of Guatemala 1524.

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🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid

Q'umarkaj (Utatlán) Twin Pyramids

Maya Postclassic Late · Maya K'iche' Quiché

K'iche' empire capital Q'umarkaj (Utatlán) 1400–1524 CE: hilltop plaza with Temple of Tohil 12 m pyramid and 23 palaces, Popol Vuh city burned 1524.