At A Glance
- Coordinates
- 16.4871, -90.5438
Overview
Altar de Sacrificios is a ceremonial center of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 16.48712, -90.54382. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological, ceremonial. Tradition: Maya. Altar de Sacrificios is a ceremonial center and archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, situated near the confluence of the Pasión and Salinas Rivers (where they combine to form the Usumacinta River), in the present-day department of Petén, Guatemala. Along with Seibal and Dos Pilas, Altar de Sacrificios is one of the better-known and most intensively-excavated sites in the region, although the site itself does not seem to have been a major political force in the Late Classic period. Located in Petén, Guatemala.
Sacred Cluster
Nearby sacred places create the location cluster described in the growth plan. This block is intentionally crawlable and links into the wider regional graph.
