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On December 2012 there were many different events around the MAYA WORLD to celebrate the beginning of a new cycle in the Maya Calendar! Special events will be held at El Mirador throughout 2013. The celebration continues and it is only the beginning... Write us for more information on our journeys of personal transformation... |
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This site is dedicated to all the park guards and workers and the archaeologists, who have dedicated their lives to researching and protecting this wonderful cultural resource, a heritage of all Guatemalans and the world. This website is an educational resource specially dedicated to Guatemalan children, because conservation of our cultural treasures starts with education. This site expresses the views of its authors based on the right of free expression of thought and is protected by law. To reproduce all or part of it you must count with permission from its authors. |
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The Mirador Rio Azul National Park, in the Peten region in Northern Guatemala, comprises an area of 541mi2 or 1,400km2. The park contains some of the most fascinating remains of the ancient Maya civilization. El Mirador is
currently being excavated by the Mirador Basin project, focusing on the mid to late Pre Classic periods, from 600 BC to 250 AD. The Classic site of Rio Azul, at the other end of the park, attests to the Maya’s long occupation of this territory...
the Institute of Anthropology and History (IDAEH) is the
government authority in charge of protecting the
archaeological treasures in the park while the National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP) manages the park’s natural heritage. The abundance and antiquity of these structures, surrounded by a pristine jungle, represent a great opportunity for Guatemala, for tourism and for the development of its surrounding forest societies of Carmelita & Uaxactun...
Ecotourism & Adventure Specialists is highly involved in this fantastic park, providing first class archaeological and cultural travel opportunities for discerning travelers, but also actively participating in the Mirador Rio Azul National park’s
conservation. We’d love to tell you what you may do to help us preserve this park for future generations...
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