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Palenque (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 17 39 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 17.6500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 092 01 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -92.0167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on flank of hill overlooking the floodplain of Usumacinta river; was a flourishing Maya site; noted for Late Classic buildings, including a unique 4-story tower and a large ritual throne. |
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| Palenque (preferred,C,V)
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| Palenque, Ruinas de (C,V)
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| Ruinas de Palenque (C,V)
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| Lakam Ha (H,V)
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Palenque (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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most structures date to Late Classic period |
| archaeological site (C) |
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| ancient site (C) |
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| World Heritage Site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| Maya (Mayan) (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| near/adjacent to .... |
Palenque .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, North and Central America, Mexico, Chiapas) [1099861] |
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