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Joya de Ceren |
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| Modern name(s) |
Joya de Ceren |
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Latin America : Settlements |
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Mesoamerica |
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| Latitude |
13.82761726 N |
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| Longitude |
89.35643221 W |
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Accurate location |
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| Info |
Mayan farming village preserved remarkably intact under layers of volcanic ash. It is often referred to as the "Pompeii of the Americas" in comparison to the famous Ancient Roman ruins.
A small farming community inhabited as early as 900 BCE, Cerén was on the southeast edge of the Maya cultural area. Cerén was evacuated in 536 CE due to the eruption of the Ilopango volcano but was repopulated no earlier than the year 400 CE and was, at the time of its final evacuation, a tributary to nearby San Andrés. |
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13.827617, -89.356432 === 13.827617 N, 89.356432 W === 13° 49' 39.4" N, 89° 21' 23.2" W |
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| Nearest sites |
San Andrés, circa 4.6 km (2.9 mi) south-west
Temple at Tazumal, circa 38.3 km (23.8 mi) north-west
Casa Blanca, circa 38.6 km (24 mi) north-west
Cara Sucia, circa 74.5 km (46.3 mi) west
Pyramid at Copán, circa 114.7 km (71.3 mi) north
Copán, circa 114.7 km (71.3 mi) north
Pyramid at Copán, Plaza of stelas, circa 114.9 km (71.4 mi) north
El Puente, circa 155 km (96.3 mi) north-east
Kaminaljuyu, circa 156.6 km (97.3 mi) north-west
Quirigua, circa 163.8 km (101.8 mi) north
La Merced Church, circa 169.5 km (105.3 mi) north-west
Mixco Viejo, circa 182.6 km (113.5 mi) north-west
Iximche, circa 203.4 km (126.4 mi) north-west
Castillo San Felipe, circa 204.9 km (127.3 mi) north
Utatlan, Q'umarkaj, circa 236.5 km (146.9 mi) north-west
Takalik Abaj, Tak'alik Ab'aj, circa 271.5 km (168.7 mi) west
Lubaantun, circa 277.1 km (172.2 mi) north
Nim Li Punit, circa 283.2 km (176 mi) north
Zaculeu, circa 284.4 km (176.7 mi) north-west
Ujuxte, circa 299.5 km (186.1 mi) west
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ID 3186, created 6 May 2012, 17:27, Last changed 1 Jan 2015, 18:15 |
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