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Palenque

Collage of Palenque.

Palenque is located in Mesoamerica

Palenque

Location within Mesoamerica

Alternate nameBàak', Lakamha
LocationChiapasMexico
RegionChiapas
Coordinates17°29′2.32″N 92°2′46.78″W / 17.4839778°N 92.0463278°W
History
PeriodsLate Preclassic to Early Postclassic
CulturesMaya civilization
Site notes
Official namePre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
CriteriaCultural: i, ii, iii, iv
Reference411
Inscription1987 (11th Session)
Area1,772 ha

The city of Palengue also is home to The Temple of Inscriptions, inside lies the sarcophagus of Pacal the Great.

Palenque (Bàak' in Modern Maya) is a Maya archeological site near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is a medium-sized site, much smaller than large sites like Tikal or Copán. It does, however, contain good examples of architecture, sculpture, roof comb and bas-relief carvings of the Maya time Archived 2022-07-05 at the Wayback Machine.

  • Stuart, David (2005) The Inscriptions from Temple XIX at Palenque. Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute. ISBN 0-934051-10-0

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