Web Directory

» Ancient Guatemala
   Provides information about the Maya culture and more than 110 ancient archaeological sites in the country.
   http://www.authenticmaya.com/ancient_guatemala.htm

» Antigua Guatemala
   The capital of the Captaincy-General of Guatemala, founded in the 16th century, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
   http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/65/

» Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
   The ruins of Quirigua contain some outstanding 8th-century monuments and are now designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
   http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/149/

» Guatemalan Maya Archeology
   Brief description of the temples and plazas at Tikal. Includes some information about El Petén and other archeological sites.
   http://www.quetzalnet.com/Archeology.html

» Jade Mother Lode Found
   From San Francisco Chronicle, scientists exploring the wilds of Guatemala say they have found the mother lode, a mountainous region the size of Rhode Island strewn with jade boulders, other rocky treasures and signs of ancient mining.
   http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2002/05/22/MN195858.DTL

» Long-sought Maya City -- Site Q -- found in Guatemala
   From ScienceNews, a team of scientists including Marcello Canuto, assistant professor of anthropology at Yale, has found incontrovertible proof of Site Q, a long-speculated Mayan city, during a mission to the northwest Peten region of Guatemala.
   http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/09/050928082021.htm

» New Maya Site Found
   The ruins of a Maya city have been discovered near a tributary of the Rio San Pedro in northern Guatemala.
   http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/la.corona.html

» Zacpeten
   Zacpeten, an archaeological site in Peten, Guatemala, was heavily occupied during the Middle Preclassic, Terminal Classic, and Late Postclassic periods.
   http://qcpages.qc.edu/ANTHRO/pugh/zacpeten/zacpeten.html