Ruins of Nakum, Peten, Guatemala, Central America
Nakum is a Mesoamerican archaeological site, and a former ceremonial center and city of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the northeastern portion of the Petén Basin region, in the modern-day Guatemalan department of Petén. The northeastern Petén region contains a good number of other significant Maya sites, and Nakum is one of the three sites forming the cultural-political triangle of "Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo". Nakum is approximately 17 km ( mi) to the north of Yaxha and some 20 km ( mi) to the east of Tikal, on the banks of the Holmul River. Its main features include an abundance of visibly-restored architecture, and the roof comb of the site's main temple structure is one of the best-preserved outside of Tikal.
Size: 5020px × 3360px
Photo credit: © Jan Csernoch / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: america, american, ancient, antiques, antiquity, archaeological, archaeology, archaic, artful, belief, black, building, canopy, central, civilization, classic, color, colour, columbian, construction, culture, destination, distant, ethnic, forest, gray, green, greenery, grey, guatemala, historical, history, indian, indigenous, jungle, landmark, latin, limestone, lush, maya, mayan, mesoamerica, monumental, mystery, mystic, nakum, naranjo, national, nature, palm, park, peace, peaceful, period, pre, preclassic, pyramid, rainforest, relic, remain, remote, rich, ritual, roof, ruin, ruina, rural, sacred, shadow, sight, site, stair, step, stone, style, temple, tourism, tourist, tower, towering, tradition, traditional, travel, tree, view, visit, world, yaxha, yaxhá
