this place show how the mayan lived in community, houses and even food. Everything was suddenly abandoned. Most mayan ruins are big monuments but this is very well preserved village.

this place show how the mayan lived in community, houses and even food. Everything was suddenly abandoned. Most mayan ruins are big monuments but this is very well preserved village.
It is an amazing archaeological site, which reveals an incredibly sophisticated buried city. It is a beautiful drive too.
Very interesting Mayan site. A buried village like Pompeii. Shows how the common Mayan lived. Houses are buried as well as a steam chamber for ceremonial purposes. Fascinating.
The ruins site is small but absolutely fascinating. The structures they discovered are still mostly in place. Worth seeing.
Although this site is important for archeologists, there is very little too see. The unearthed structures are underneath a protective roof. Guests can walk around thhe perimeter and look down at the small buildings, one of which is a sweat lodge. A small museum is adjecent to the site and included in the modest $3 entrance fee.
Through out Mexico and Guatemala there are many archaeological sites, but none like this place. There are no temples here, but it is consider the discovery of the century. It is the only place in Latin America where you can see how the Mayan Pipil lived on the daily bases. Must see the museum first and see all the artefacts...
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Great place with tons of history and old mayan structures. Interesting how these ruins were found on accident and there are still thousands of hidden treasures still left to be found. If you speak spanish just say you are local and you will only be charged 1$ otherwise you will pay 3$. Every dollar counts.
These are the unique ruins that are where the indigenous people used to live. It was so wonderful to see the neighbourhood organised in such a creative way. Did you know the Mayans used to have spas?
We really enjoyed the tour, we had a spanish speaking tourguide but I am bilingual so I translated for my husband.
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This "Mayan Pompeii" is the only known site where you can actually see how the Mayan people lived. This village was buried in ash hundreds of years before the first Europeans arrived and while the buildings are few and small, some are remarkably well preserved.
I visited this site cause it was a Unesco protected one! It's a short visit. Don't think u'll be there more then 2 hours! This city was burried under 3 eruptions on volcanos around! There is a small museum at the entrance and then u can go see the little village that was excavated (excavation is not over). Small houses...
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