🧿 La Corona

Guatemala · Americas · 17.52°N, 90.37°W

La Corona is the name given by archaeologists to an ancient Maya court residence in Guatemala's Petén department that was discovered in 1996, and later identified as the long-sought "Site Q", the source of a long series of unprovenanced limestone reliefs of exceptional artistic quality. The site's Classical name appears to have been Sak-Nikte' ('White-Flower').

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Quick facts

Country	Guatemala
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	17.52°N, 90.37°W · view on map

La Corona is located in Guatemala, in Americas.

More archaeological sites in Guatemala

Aguateca · Altar de Sacrificios · Arroyo de Piedra · Balberta · Bejucal (Mesoamerican site) · Bilbao (Mesoamerican site) · Cancuén · Central Acropolis · Cerro Quiac · Chitinamit.

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