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Mary Ann Campbell | profile | all galleries >> Travel: Latin America >> Tikal, December 2011 >> Sites Near Tikal >> Uaxactun tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Uaxactun

Uaxactun is 12 miles north of Tikal. It was named by its rediscoverer, archeologist Sylvanus Morley, in May 1916. Uaxactan was at war with Tikal, and finally defeated by Tikal.

The looters' museum contains Mayan artifacts the looters couldn't sell.
Uaxactun: former airstrip 2759
Uaxactun: former airstrip 2759		 small village on old airstrip 2785
small village on old airstrip 2785		 ancient site 2766
ancient site 2766		 altar 2769
altar 2769
inscribed on sides 2771
inscribed on sides 2771		 2774
2774		 2778
2778		 ball court 2779
ball court 2779
stela #? 2783
stela #? 2783		 2784
2784		 Uaxactan, looters' museum 2800
Uaxactan, looters' museum 2800		 2802
2802
David and museum manager
David and museum manager		 Edin and Manual outside looters' museum 2816
Edin and Manual outside looters' museum 2816		 thatched roof of museum 2814
thatched roof of museum 2814		 loot 2789
loot 2789
2792
2792		 2797
2797		 2809
2809		 2810
2810

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