17°45′18″N 89°55′14″W / 17.75500°N 89.92056°W
![]() La Danta at El Mirador | |
Location | Petén Department, Guatemala |
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Region | Petén Department |
Coordinates | 17°45′18″N 89°55′14″W / 17.75500°N 89.92056°W |
History | |
Founded | Middle Preclassic |
Periods | Middle Preclassic to Terminal Classic |
Cultures | Maya civilization |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | Ian Graham, Bruce H. Dahlin, Ray T. Matheny, Carlos Morales-Aguilar |
Architecture | |
Architectural styles | Early Maya, Central Peten |
El Mirador (which translates as "the lookout", "the viewpoint", or "the belvedere") is a large pre-Columbian Middle and Late Preclassic (1000 BC – 250 AD) Maya settlement, located in the north of the modern department of El Petén, Guatemala. It is part of the Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin of northern Guatemala.[1]