Petexbatún
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Petexbatún, is a small lake that is formed by the river with the same name, that splits from La Pasion river in Sayaxché, located in the south area of the Departament of Petén, Guatemala. The archaeologist, render the name of Petexbatún State, to a group of cities, during the Classic period of the Maya Civilization, that include, Seibal, Itzán, Dos Pilas, Aguateca, Cancuén Tamarindito, Punta de Chimino, and Nacimiento, among others. This State, was the first to be abandoned in the Late Classic, when the Maya Collapse occurred in a South to north pattern, Although Seibal, was reocupied by the Putún Maya or Toltec groups, according to the style of the Stelas in this period, the experts agree that they were not Classic Maya. The archaeologic findings here have given a lot of information abouth the Collapse of the Classic Maya Civilization.
