El Zotz
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El Zotz is a Mesoamerican archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the Petén Basin region some 19 km (12 mi) northwest of the major center of Tikal. Its contemporary setting is near the Tikal National Park in the present-day department of Petén, Guatemala. It is a large Classic era site and contains many unexcavated mounds and ruins.
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The Denver Art Museum has returned a carved wooden lintel stolen from the site, one of the few such artifacts in existence. It dates to 550-650 A.D. and was taken from Temple I, the northern pyramid in the main plaza, in the 1960s. It shows a son of a ruler from Tikal.[1] It is now in National Archeology Museum in Guatemala City, The tallest temple structure is approximately 45 m (148 ft) high and is known as "El Diablo".
Conservational work has been carried out here by the University of San Carlos. The area has caves and swamps and is a protected biotope.[2] The area is known for the thousands of bats that fly out from under the cliffs at sunset.
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- ^ Maya Art Return. Retrieved on December 25, 2006.
- ^ Protected biotope. Retrieved on December 25, 2006.
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