Tayasal (archaeological site)
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This article is about the IDAEH archaeological zone. For the Postclassic Itza capital, see Nojpetén.
Tayasal is a Maya archaeological site located in present-day Guatemala. It was a large Maya city with a long history of occupation. Tayasal is a corruption of Tah Itza ("Place of the Itza"), a term originally used to refer to the core of the Itza territory in Petén.[1] The name Tayasal was applied in error to the archaeological site, and originally applied to the Itza capital. However, the name now refers to the peninsula supporting both the archaeological site and the village of San Miguel. The site was occupied from the Middle Preclassic period (c. 1000–350 BC) through to the Late Postclassic (c. 1200–1539 AD).[2]
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Location | Flores, Petén |
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Region | Guatemala |
Coordinates | 16°56′0″N 89°53′0″W |
History | |
Founded | Preclassic Period |
Abandoned | Postclassic Period |
Cultures | Maya |
Site notes | |
Responsible body: Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes |
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The site is a protected national monument.