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🇬🇹 Guatemala · Ancient city

Cancuen

Late Classic (400 – 800 CE) · Maya (Cancuen – Pasión port)

Cancuen in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala is a Late Classic (400 – 800 CE) ancient city attributed to Maya (Cancuen – Pasión port) culture.