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Partially excavated island fortresses in Guatemala · Mysteria

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🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid

Topoxté Island Pyramids

Maya Postclassic (Ko'woj) · Maya Ko'woj (Itza-Ko'woj frontier)

Lake-island Postclassic capital Topoxté (1200–1450 CE) in Lake Yaxhá: 14.7 m Temple C flat-roofed pyramid with central Mexican Postclassic traits on fortified islet.