Topoxte, Maya Biosphere Reserve

Name: Topoxte
Address: Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala

#19 among attractions in Maya Biosphere Reserve

Island, Archaeological site

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Topoxte is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the Petén Basin in northern Guatemala with a long occupational history dating as far back as the Middle Preclassic. As the capital of the Kowoj Maya, it was the largest of the few Postclassic Mesoamerican sites in the area. Topoxte is located on an island on Yaxha Lake across from the important Classic period center of Yaxha. ()

Local name: Topoxté Area: 44.48 acres (0.0695 mi²)Coordinates: 17°3'58"N, 89°25'11"W

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Topoxte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yaxha, Yaxhá Lake, Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park.

1.2 miNE
Archaeological site
Yaxha, Maya Biosphere Reserve
32 min walk • Yaxha is a Mesoamerican archaeological site in the northeast of the Petén Basin region, and a former ceremonial centre and city of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. Yaxha was the third largest city in the region and experienced its maximum power during the Early Classic period.
1.3 miE
Large lake with the ruins of Topoxté
Yaxhá Lake, Maya Biosphere Reserve
33 min walk • Yaxhá Lake is a Guatemalan lake situated in the northern department of El Petén. The ancient Maya City of Yaxhá was built on the shores of Yaxhá Lake, and the Maya ruins of Topoxté occupy a group of three small islands, Canté, Paxté and Topoxte, at the western end of the lake.
4.8 miN
Natural attraction, Protected area
Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park, Maya Biosphere Reserve
123 min walk • The Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park is a multidisciplinary project involving archaeologists, architects, restaurateurs, and biologists. It is situated in Peten, Guatemala.

Topoxte, Maya Biosphere Reserve

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Maya Biosphere Reserve plan & book

Topoxte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Yaxha, Maya Biosphere Reserve

Yaxhá Lake, Maya Biosphere Reserve

Cultural Triangle Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park, Maya Biosphere Reserve