Takalik Abah National Archaeological Park
World Heritage
Guatemala
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The archaeological site of Tak'alik Ab'aj is located on Guatemala's Pacific coast. It is a 1,700-year-old site that shows the evolution of the Olmec civilization into the early Maya. Tak'alik Ab'aj played a major role in this process, in part because it controlled a long-distance trade route that connected the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in present-day Mexico to El Salvador. There was a great cross-fertilization of ideas and customs along this route. The site's sanctuaries and buildings were arranged according to cosmological principles, and there were innovative water systems, pottery, and gem art. Today, the site is still considered sacred and used by different indigenous groups for ritual activities.
# Archaeological sites
# Trade routes
# Mayan civilization
# Guatemala
# Olmec civilization
# Water system
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