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Archeological Sites

The Mayan Culture Spans Over 3 Periods:

• The pre-Classic period, from 2000 BC to 300 AD
• The Classic period, from 300 AD to 900 AD and
• The post-Classic period, from 900 AD to 1500 AD.

The Mayas developed and mastered skills and art such mathematics, astronomy, agriculture and architecture; additionally, the also archived great things in the social, political and economic aspects of their lives.

The most important archeological Mayan sites are all located in Petén, among which we can mention the following:

• Tikal
• El Mirador
• Ceibal
• Dos Pilas
• Quiriqua