Takalik Abaj

800 BCGuatemala

CountryGuatemala

Date800 BC

RegionRetalhuleu

About Takalik Abaj

One of the oldest Mesoamerican sites with Olmec and Maya features. Some of the earliest Maya hieroglyphics. Transition site between Olmec and Maya civilizations. Over 80 monuments found.

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