Guatemala
Historic Sites & Landmarks in Guatemala
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Tikal
Guatemala
flourished c.600-900 CE
A Mayan city that flourished around 700 CE in modern-day Guatemala, Tikal is a World Heritage Site best known for its towering Temple of the Two-Headed Snake.
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Esquipulas Basilica
Esquipulas, Guatemala
Statue: 1595; Basilica: 1758
Called the "spiritual center of Central America" by Pope John Paul II, the Basilica of Esquipulas attracts many pilgrims to its miraculous statue of the Black Christ carved in 1595.
