Iximche is a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the western highlands of Guatemala. Former capital of the Mayans, the site was abandone

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Iximche is a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the western highlands of Guatemala. Former capital of the Mayans, the site was abandoned in 1524. Declared a Guatemalan National Monument in the 1960s it now has a small museum displaying a number of pieces found there, including sculptures and ceramics, as well as the pyramid, temples, and stone steps that formed the bones of an ancient civilization.

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Location: Tecpán Guatemala, Guatemala
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