Talk:Takalik Abaj
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Tak’alik A’baj is located in the Guatemalan Pacific Low Lands, far away from Petén at the North, making it the biggest Mayan city in the Pacific Ocean coastal area in Mesoamérica, the city is also interesting due to its long occupation periods (800 BC to 900 AD), it is the only site in Mesoamerica with Olmec influences in the early years and Mayan influences afterward, and was a important commerce centre mainly with Kaminal Juyú and Chocol in what is now Guatemala City, and with Chocolá, to the east
The site is located in El Asintal, Retalhuleu some 118.06 milles (190 km) from Guatemala City in a paved road about 3 hrs, driving, during witch you will enjoy the major Volcanoes of Guatemala.
It has 82 monumental structures, including an astronomical observatory, temples, terraces, etc. and 282 monuments known to date, including impressive stelas and altars. The materials used are granite stones much different from the lime stone used in the Petén cities. Source UVG, Dr Marion Popenoe de Hatch
